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Erin Murphy
I am the Des Moines Bureau Chief for The Gazette. I am based in Des Moines, where I cover Iowa politics and government, including the Iowa Legislature, the governor and state agencies, and the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. I am a Wisconsin native, so if you follow me on Twitter, sorry about all the Badgers tweets.
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Latest Articles by Erin Murphy
Government & Politics Jul. 29, 2018 8:26 pm2632d ago
The poll had nothing to do with Iowa, but it had to catch the attention of more than a few …
Government & Politics Jul. 29, 2018 7:46 pm2632d ago
DES MOINES – Who is the better chief executive to lead Iowa through the next four years? That question is …
Government & Politics Jul. 22, 2018 6:50 pm2639d ago
The race to become Iowa’s next governor is a coin flip, says one prominent national political forecaster. Sabato’s Crystal Ball, …
Government & Politics Jul. 20, 2018 10:59 pm2640d ago
DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said he thinks a new U.S. Supreme Court justice will provide ‘a firewall” …
Government & Politics Jul. 19, 2018 8:46 pm2642d ago
DES MOINES – Kim Reynolds raised less than half of her challenger’s haul, but she still has the financial edge …
Government & Politics Jul. 18, 2018 7:53 pm2643d ago
WINTERSET – A new state program will identify challenges facing rural Iowa and recommend solutions to state policy makers. Gov. …
Government & Politics Jul. 18, 2018 7:51 pm2643d ago
DES MOINES – Billboards criticizing the business leadership of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell are up this week in Cedar …
Government & Politics Jul. 18, 2018 7:48 pm2643d ago
WINTERSET – Gov. Kim Reynolds said she is ‘disappointed” that state Sen. Nate Boulton has chosen to remain in the …
Government & Politics Jul. 15, 2018 1:05 pm2646d ago
DES MOINES – Auditor election contests typically do not excite voters. But the race this year to become Iowa’s state …
Business News Jul. 13, 2018 4:50 pm2648d ago
DES MOINES – A half-dozen Iowa small business owners told a top U.S. official in Iowa on Friday that federal …
Government & Politics Jul. 11, 2018 7:23 pm2650d ago
NEWTON – More liberal use of the bully pulpit and more trade missions to neighbors of the United States – …
Government & Politics Jul. 10, 2018 10:08 pm2650d ago
DES MOINES – The outpouring of support and appreciation for former Iowa Gov. Robert Ray has moved his family, friends …
Government & Politics Jul. 9, 2018 11:40 am2652d ago
Is it more evidence of a blue wave building off Iowa’s shores? Iowa Democrats have added more than 24,000 registered …
Government & Politics Jul. 7, 2018 2:02 pm2654d ago
DES MOINES – For the first time in roughly two decades, Trent Thiele is not expanding his Northeast Iowa farm. …
Government & Politics Jul. 1, 2018 8:27 pm2660d ago
DES MOINES – On the 10-year anniversary of Iowa’s public smoking ban, fewer Iowans are smoking, smoking-related health care spending …