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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 Feb. 7, 2018 8:18 pm2804d ago
With Iowa’s agriculture economy in the balance, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley spent a chunk of Wednesday working to ensure the …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2018 5:15 am2806d ago
ANKENY — Eight months ago, Adam Gregg was working in relative obscurity as the state’s public defender, responsible for ensuring …
News Feb. 3, 2018 6:33 pm2808d ago
DES MOINES – The state’s courtrooms are operating under a financial duress significant enough to delay justice and cause emotional …
Government & Politics Feb. 3, 2018 4:00 pm2808d ago
DES MOINES – Regardless of what happens in this fall’s elections, Democrats in the Iowa Senate are about to lose …
Government & Politics Feb. 1, 2018 7:01 pm2810d ago
DES MOINES – Tim Gannon, an Iowa farmer and former official in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to run …
Government & Politics Jan. 31, 2018 7:05 pm2811d ago
DES MOINES – Programs designed to clean Iowa’s waterways will get a state funding boost under a new law that …
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2018 5:00 am2814d ago
DES MOINES – Republican lawmakers have said throughout the young legislative session that they have no plan to make changes …
Business News Jan. 28, 2018 7:51 am2814d ago
DES MOINES – To honor the anniversary of the first Iowa-made bourbon, Cedar Ridge Winery and Distillery each July hosts …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:52 pm2769d ago
DES MOINES – A dozen Iowans hope to become the state’s next governor. And to help accomplish that, four of …
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2018 7:04 pm2818d ago
DES MOINES – State Rep. Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, has announced he will seek re-election to the Iowa House this …
Government & Politics Jan. 22, 2018 7:07 pm2820d ago
DES MOINES – Nate Boulton has a 1-2 punch of campaign ads running on Iowa TVs. Boulton, a state senator …
Government & Politics Jan. 20, 2018 9:00 am2822d ago
DES MOINES – Three is a crowd. Fred Hubbell no longer has the television airwaves to himself in the primary …
Government & Politics Jan. 18, 2018 7:00 am2824d ago
DES MOINES – Fred Hubbell’s gubernatorial campaign raised more than $3 million in 2017, the campaign told the Gazette Des …
Government & Politics Jan. 13, 2018 7:00 pm2829d ago
DES MOINES – It is the speech they one day hope to deliver. So several of the Democratic candidates for …
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 16, 2018 12:00 pm2826d ago
As the population increasingly ages, government programs that many rely on to pay the high cost of long-term care are …