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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 Dec. 2, 2017 6:00 pm2871d ago
DES MOINES – The donors and activists spoke loudly and clearly: Iowa Democrats are riled up. The Iowa Democratic Party’s …
News Nov. 26, 2017 7:36 pm2877d ago
DES MOINES – Cyberattacks on government agencies – such as when hackers recently gained access to Iowa’s public employee pension …
Government & Politics Nov. 25, 2017 4:00 pm2878d ago
Kim Reynolds won’t rule out campaigning with President Donald Trump next year as she seeks to remain Iowa’s governor, she …
Government & Politics Nov. 18, 2017 6:15 pm2885d ago
DES MOINES – It was a good week for Fred Hubbell and Nate Boulton. They are the early front-runners among …
Government & Politics Nov. 18, 2017 2:00 pm2885d ago
DES MOINES – When they pull into the gas station and fill up their tanks, drivers pay 10 cents more …
Government & Politics Nov. 14, 2017 6:55 pm2889d ago
DES MOINES – The state’s largest public employee union is appealing a district judge’s ruling that denied the union’s challenge …
News Nov. 13, 2017 5:33 pm2890d ago
DES MOINES – Ronna McDaniel wants to help keep Iowa red. McDaniel, the national chairwoman of the Republican Party, visited …
News Nov. 12, 2017 1:32 pm2891d ago
DES MOINES — The Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City. Hotel Russell-Lamson in Waterloo. The Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. Those are …
Government & Politics Nov. 11, 2017 9:59 am2892d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowan found himself in the middle of a political storm this month in the nation’s capital. …
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 8, 2017 8:46 pm2895d ago
By Erin Murphy and Rod Boshart, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES – Republicans have complete lawmaking control in the …
News Nov. 5, 2017 3:43 pm2898d ago
DES MOINES – Advocates for criminal justice reforms have sought laws that prevent an employer from asking, on job applications, …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:42 pm2769d ago
On a recent cool autumn Saturday, Gov. Kim Reynolds made a pair of stops in Northern Iowa to speak at …
News Oct. 28, 2017 9:34 pm2906d ago
DES MOINES — An 8-second video shows the red lights of a stopped school bus flashing through a morning haze. …
News Oct. 28, 2017 4:28 pm2906d ago
DES MOINES – Five years ago, a deer died and a social media legend was born. Well, we assume the …
News Oct. 28, 2017 4:34 pm2906d ago
DES MOINES – Following one of the deadliest years in nearly a decade, Iowa’s roads have been less treacherous for …