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James Q. Lynch
I’ve been covering Iowa news for more than four decades. As the politics and state government reporter for The Gazette since 2000, I’ve covered the Iowa Legislature and state politics, as well as Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. I also host reporters from around the state in a weekly discussion of political developments on the On Iowa Politics podcast. I’m a regular panelist on Iowa Public Television’s weekly “Iowa Press” public affairs program and an enthusiastic participant in The Gazette’s Pints and Politics discussion of, what else, politics.
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Latest Articles by James Q. Lynch
Government & Politics Aug. 2, 2018 8:29 pm2602d ago
IOWA CITY – Fred Hubbell, who has made the state’s use of wasteful ‘corporate giveaways” a central theme of his …
Community Aug. 1, 2018 8:50 pm2603d ago
MARION – Like many fellow millennials, Joe Ryder has had a number of jobs. He’s delivered Meals on Wheels, cleaned …
Government & Politics Aug. 2, 2018 10:48 am2603d ago
Barack Obama waded back into Iowa election politics Wednesday with the endorsements of six candidates for statewide offices and legislative …
Government & Politics Aug. 1, 2018 1:15 pm2604d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – He’s not planning to go vegan, but Sen. Chuck Grassley has limits on what meat he’ll eat. …
Government & Politics Aug. 1, 2018 2:35 pm2603d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Sen. Chuck Grassley expects confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh will …
Government & Politics Jul. 31, 2018 5:06 pm2604d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign will continue to raise questions about Fred Hubbell’s record while leading his family-owned Younkers department store …
Government & Politics Jul. 30, 2018 7:34 pm2605d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Gov. Kim Reynolds has lost ground since spring, according to a quarterly poll of governors’ popularity. The …
Government & Politics Jul. 28, 2018 7:05 pm2607d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney didn’t deliver a check for the federal government’s $117 …
Community Jul. 28, 2018 1:38 pm2608d ago
BACKGROUND Time, changing neighborhoods and the 2008 flood took a toll on a pair of west-side Cedar Rapids United Methodist …
Government & Politics Jul. 27, 2018 5:04 pm2608d ago
Mark Twain once wrote ‘There is no distinctly American criminal class – except Congress,” but an experiment that identified members …
Government & Politics Jul. 26, 2018 4:11 pm2609d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Although victory over ISIS has been declared in Iraq, American involvement there will remain necessary for years …
Government & Politics Jul. 27, 2018 5:24 pm2608d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Sen. Chuck Grassley isn’t joining the Republican Party of Iowa’s campaign effort to portray Democrat Fred Hubbell …
Government & Politics Jul. 25, 2018 6:18 pm2610d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley, who frequently calls for more transparency and accountability from government, doesn’t support the White House removing an …
Government & Politics Jul. 24, 2018 7:13 pm2611d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Republicans are keeping up their attack on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell for what they call …
Government & Politics Jul. 22, 2018 10:12 pm2613d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Rep. Rod Blum, who two years ago called on northeast Iowans to elect Donald Trump and send …