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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. 1, 2018 9:00 am2660d ago
DES MOINES – Dozens of new laws go on Iowa’s books Sunday, but most Iowans will not immediately feel the …
Government & Politics Jun. 26, 2018 7:57 pm2665d ago
WEST DES MOINES – Iowa’s checkbook should balance and not need further adjustments when the state closes the books on …
Government & Politics Jun. 24, 2018 8:32 pm2667d ago
DES MOINES – If any doubt remained, Iowa Republicans have laid it to rest: They remain firmly in President Donald …
Government & Politics Jun. 22, 2018 8:27 pm2669d ago
JOHNSTON – President Donald Trump has suggested congressional Republicans put off addressing immigration policy reform until after the November elections, …
Government & Politics Jun. 17, 2018 7:46 pm2674d ago
Hundreds of voters in the state’s most populous counties signed oaths attesting to their identities rather than offer a state-approved …
Government & Politics Jun. 16, 2018 4:03 pm2675d ago
DES MOINES – The gloves were off as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and her Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell threw punches …
Government & Politics Jun. 16, 2018 6:03 pm2675d ago
It took as long as procedurally possible, but Mike Naig earned the Republican Party’s nomination for Iowa secretary of agriculture. …
Government & Politics Jun. 10, 2018 9:35 pm2681d ago
DES MOINES – All bets are off. The race to be Republicans’ candidate for Iowa agriculture secretary is headed to …
Government & Politics Jun. 10, 2018 4:57 pm2681d ago
DES MOINES – The job pays $130,000, but the application costs millions of dollars. The campaign to be Iowa’s next …
Government & Politics Jun. 7, 2018 8:57 pm2684d ago
NEVADA, Iowa – The country’s top trade negotiator for agriculture told Iowa farmers Thursday he expects President Donald Trump to …
Government & Politics Jun. 7, 2018 9:58 am2684d ago
DES MOINES – Hours after the polls closed and results finally were tabulated in two of Tuesday’s statewide primary races, …
Government & Politics Jun. 6, 2018 8:24 am2685d ago
DES MOINES – Mike Naig got the most votes, but it wasn’t enough to win the election. Iowa Republicans instead …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2018 10:05 pm2688d ago
It is the main storyline and the biggest unanswered question in the race to the finish in Iowa’s Democratic gubernatorial …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2018 6:30 am2688d ago
DES MOINES – Crunchtime has arrived for the five Democrats hoping to be their party’s nominee for Iowa’s next governor …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2018 5:30 am2688d ago
Despite a reduced time frame, Iowans are casting more early votes. State data shows a shortened early voting period adopted …