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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
Nation and World Jan. 10, 2018 6:11 pm2832d ago
ISTANBUL – The working-class anger behind a week of unrest in Iran will pose an increasingly potent challenge to Tehran’s …
Government & Politics Jan. 8, 2018 8:11 pm2834d ago
DES MOINES – A majority of Iowa voters would prefer fully funded public services such education and water quality to …
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 8, 2018 7:56 pm2834d ago
DES MOINES – Reported cases of gonorrhea have more than doubled in Iowa over four years, according to state public …
Government & Politics Jan. 6, 2018 1:30 pm2836d ago
DES MOINES – It is an issue, a question, that has driven Iowans to public events and town halls by …
Government & Politics Jan. 6, 2018 7:00 am2836d ago
DES MOINES – Democrats have sounded the alarm: Republicans are coming for public workers’ retirement funds. Republicans have responded: That’s …
Government & Politics Jan. 4, 2018 7:51 pm2838d ago
DES MOINES – When she steps to the speaker’s podium next week in the Iowa House to deliver her first …
Government & Politics Dec. 23, 2017 11:48 pm2850d ago
DES MOINES – Health insurance for roughly 44,000 Iowa children hangs in the balance, waiting for Congress to belatedly continue …
Government & Politics Dec. 19, 2017 5:12 pm2854d ago
JOHNSTON – More work remains to convince federal leaders that the U.S. should not withdraw from the North American Free …
Government & Politics Dec. 13, 2017 6:08 pm2860d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers soon will debate whether to cut some state income taxes. That debate likely will include …
News Dec. 9, 2017 4:00 pm2864d ago
Here’s one way to determine what people – and by extension, voters – care about. On a weeknight during the …
Education Dec. 9, 2017 11:09 am2864d ago
Iowa’s government has collaborated since 2011 with the state’s businesses and educators to encourage students of all ages to pursue …
Government & Politics Dec. 9, 2017 2:03 pm2864d ago
DES MOINES – In the wake of sexual harassment allegations and a settled lawsuit that cost Iowa taxpayers $1.8 million, …
Government & Politics Dec. 5, 2017 10:01 pm2868d ago
DES MOINES – Among the myriad policies, programs and ideas to provide better mental health care in Iowa, nearly all …
News Dec. 5, 2017 6:41 pm2868d ago
DES MOINES – A case argued this week before the U.S. Supreme Court could – depending on how justices rule …
News Dec. 3, 2017 10:37 am2870d ago
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau and Quad City Times NEVADA, Iowa – It is ‘kind of Christmastime in Iowa,” Scott Pruitt …