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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 May. 13, 2018 6:15 am2709d ago
DES MOINES – The opportunity was not wasted. For the past two years, Iowa Republicans have had complete control of …
Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2021 1:27 pm1382d ago
It was a bit of a shock, but it may illuminate the power of political television advertising. A poll published …
Government & Politics May. 11, 2018 6:20 pm2711d ago
JOHNSTON – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Friday he would keep open a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, even …
Government & Politics May. 6, 2018 10:08 pm2716d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Democrats are hopeful a ‘blue wave” will sweep their party back into some measure of power …
Staff Columnists May. 6, 2018 6:00 am2716d ago
The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner needs to go the way of the typewriter. And it’s not because of a …
Government & Politics May. 5, 2018 9:08 am2717d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa Republicans and social conservatives hope they have planted the seed that will bear the fruit of …
Government & Politics Apr. 29, 2018 4:01 pm2723d ago
DES MOINES – The message, it seems, was received loud and clear. Democrats, in particular those running for office this …
Staff Columnists Apr. 29, 2018 8:15 am2723d ago
I suppose it should not come as a surprise that men capable of habitually sexually harassing women also display staggering …
Government & Politics Apr. 29, 2018 7:15 am2723d ago
DES MOINES – A nationwide movement that has brought sexual misconduct in the workplace to the forefront serves as a …
Government & Politics Apr. 22, 2018 3:19 pm2730d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s most powerful state and federal government leaders have an ally in the White House thanks to …
Staff Columnists Apr. 21, 2018 2:03 pm2731d ago
DES MOINES — Two of the Democratic candidates for governor last week staked lanes in the race for union support. …
Government & Politics Apr. 20, 2018 7:01 pm2732d ago
DES MOINES – Former first lady Barbara Bush was every bit the ‘enforcer” her family lovingly called her, but she …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2018 9:39 am2734d ago
DES MOINES — The lingering question of whether credit unions and banks — rivals for customers in the financial industry …
Government & Politics Apr. 15, 2018 1:29 pm2737d ago
DES MOINES – Democratic voters in less than two months could make a critical decision that would go a long …
Government & Politics Apr. 14, 2018 1:33 pm2738d ago
URBANDALE – Sam Clovis says he harbors no ill will after his nomination to a federal agriculture department job was …