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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
News Oct. 21, 2017 5:36 pm2913d ago
DES MOINES – Lori Peter shares her devastating experience with opioid addiction often, and all over Iowa. Everywhere she goes, …
Nation and World Oct. 18, 2017 10:37 pm2916d ago
PELLA – Amid increasing appeals and pressure from Iowa’s top Republicans, President Donald Trump has told his administration’s Environmental Protection …
Government & Politics Oct. 17, 2017 11:20 pm2917d ago
DES MOINES – Pending federal action could have significant effects on health care and the renewable fuels industry in Iowa, …
Government & Politics Oct. 17, 2017 10:40 am2917d ago
DES MOINES — Although they remain dismayed by Iowa’s new voter identification law, groups that advocate for voters’ rights said …
News Oct. 15, 2017 6:21 pm2919d ago
DES MOINES – Rural Iowa shifted political direction in 2016, catching Democrats off guard. The conversation of how to earn …
News Oct. 14, 2017 5:00 pm2920d ago
Frank Abagnale Jr. is a former scam artist who in his youth cashed millions of dollars worth of fraudulent checks …
News Oct. 13, 2017 10:41 pm2921d ago
DES MOINES – Signs of friction are starting to show in some of the multicounty regions that three years ago …
Government & Politics Oct. 12, 2017 12:03 pm2922d ago
DES MOINES – With health care options for as many as 70,000 Iowans in the balance, Gov. Kim Reynolds said …
Government & Politics Oct. 9, 2017 4:59 pm2925d ago
DES MOINES – With an election for governor coming up and with courts, universities and the state’s natural resources agency, …
Government & Politics Oct. 7, 2017 9:27 pm2927d ago
Iowa Democrats say one of the keys to being successful in the 2018 elections – after consecutive setbacks in the …
Government & Politics Oct. 3, 2017 9:19 am2931d ago
The mass shooting in Las Vegas sparked questions from readers Monday about gun laws in Iowa. While the federal government …
News Oct. 1, 2017 2:39 pm2933d ago
Sending a text message while driving down the road can get you pulled over and fined under a new Iowa …
News Oct. 1, 2017 1:02 pm2933d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa Democrats hope one revival in 2017 precedes more revivals in 2018 and 2020. On a sun-drenched …
Government & Politics Oct. 1, 2017 10:34 am2933d ago
Wanting more influence in the presidential nominating process, California last week approved a plan to move its 2020 primary election …
News Oct. 1, 2017 10:40 am2933d ago
DES MOINES – A local party volunteer experienced a medical emergency and was given CPR by a candidate for governor, …