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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
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2018 7:30 am2772d ago
Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators last week co-signed a bipartisan proposal to address school violence by helping schools bolster security and …
Government & Politics Mar. 9, 2018 1:34 pm2774d ago
ALTOONA — Were they betting people — and some sure sounded like they were — state and national experts appear …
Staff Columnists Mar. 4, 2018 4:30 am2779d ago
The move is not unusual after the decennial process of redrawing legislative boundaries, after which incumbent officials sometimes get drawn …
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2023 2:47 pm992d ago
DES MOINES — Proposed changes to Iowa’s income tax laws have the potential to be dramatic, impacting every Iowan who …
Government & Politics Feb. 27, 2018 7:07 pm2784d ago
DES MOINES – Government-run traffic cameras that record drivers who speed and run red lights in Iowa would be banned …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 24, 2018 5:35 pm2787d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s statewide farm organization thinks it has a plan to help farmers who are struggling to find …
Staff Columnists Feb. 25, 2018 11:34 am2786d ago
I cannot believe I have to write this, but here we are. Attempting to discredit the media is not a …
Government & Politics Feb. 19, 2018 7:15 pm2792d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans in 2016 picked Ted Cruz to be the party’s presidential candidate. Now state Republican Party …
Government & Politics Feb. 18, 2018 3:36 pm2793d ago
DES MOINES – Immigration arrests and deportations sharply increased during the past year in Iowa and neighboring states, federal figures …
Government & Politics Jan. 11, 2022 8:58 am1370d ago
DES MOINES — Jobs related to solar energy are on the rise in Iowa, bucking a national trend. But those …
Government & Politics Feb. 11, 2018 6:00 am2800d ago
DES MOINES — As it is again this year, the state’s investment in Iowa’s public K-12 schools has been a …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2018 4:30 am2800d ago
DES MOINES – A remake of the Iowa Legislature continued last week with a couple more significant retirements. Reps. Guy …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2018 7:19 pm2803d ago
DES MOINES – Water quality advocates on Thursday called on Tyson Foods to enact more conservation practices to help make …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2018 7:16 pm2803d ago
DES MOINES – Doctors and pharmacists would be required to register with and check an electronic state database when prescribing …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2018 6:47 pm2803d ago
DES MOINES – Establish state funding levels for public schools now; address inequities in the education funding formula later. That …