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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 Aug. 6, 2017 12:49 am2990d ago
DES MOINES — After spiking to a 20-year high in 2015, Iowa pedestrian deaths dropped slightly in 2016, according to …
Government & Politics Aug. 2, 2017 11:00 am2993d ago
DES MOINES – There appears to be strong interest in creating a medical cannabis business under Iowa’s newly expanded law. …
Government & Politics Jul. 30, 2017 12:24 pm2996d ago
Troy Price is combining realism with optimism as he assumes leadership of the Iowa Democratic Party. Price was elected July …
News Jul. 30, 2017 12:23 pm2996d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s prison population, crowding and the rate of repeat offenders all increased from the previous year, the …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:49 pm2769d ago
DES MOINES – For the seven Democrats vying for their party’s nomination to run for governor of Iowa in 2018, …
News Jul. 17, 2017 11:06 am3009d ago
DES MOINES — Republicans in the Iowa Senate were significantly more conservative in 2017 than before. That’s according to the …
Government & Politics Jul. 17, 2017 8:35 am3009d ago
Game on. That’s the essence of Ron Corbett’s message as he stood before reporters last week in Des Moines. Corbett …
Nation and World Jul. 14, 2017 10:37 pm3012d ago
DES MOINES – It will be quite the convergence. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people will descend upon the same downtown …
People & Places Jul. 4, 2017 3:06 pm3022d ago
For some in the small, northwest Iowa towns of Spencer and Remsen, the fire still burns. So fireworks must not. …
News Jul. 31, 2017 1:59 pm2995d ago
This story has been deleted because incorrect information provided to the Quad-City Times made the thrust of the story inaccurate.
Agriculture Jun. 26, 2017 7:58 am3030d ago
DES MOINES — Leaders of the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake were planning a renovation project. Then along …
News Jun. 18, 2017 11:32 am3038d ago
DES MOINES — The federal government’s top attorney wants the freedom to prosecute states — such as Iowa — with …
News Jun. 12, 2017 11:29 am3044d ago
DES MOINES — Three statewide programs that provide assistance to victims of sexual abuse are being eliminated or severely cut …
News Jun. 7, 2017 9:32 am3049d ago
BOONE, Iowa — One honeymoon is not yet over. Another is just beginning. These are heady times for Republicans in …
News Jun. 5, 2017 3:07 pm3051d ago
DES MOINES – The number of Iowa school districts that share superintendents more than tripled over the past decade as …