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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 Jun. 4, 2017 4:48 pm3052d ago
BOONE — The hog roast was popular once again, but the previous administration’s health care reform also was on the …
Government & Politics Jun. 3, 2017 5:50 pm3053d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans celebrated the swearing-in of the state’s new governor, Kim Reynolds, with a black-tie soiree Friday …
News Oct. 13, 2017 4:00 pm2921d ago
DES MOINES — Kim Reynolds wants the history books to remember her as more than just Iowa’s first woman governor. …
Government & Politics May. 23, 2017 7:01 pm3064d ago
DES MOINES – Assuming all goes as planned, Kim Reynolds will be Iowa’s governor before lunch. The moment has been …
News May. 23, 2017 3:00 pm3064d ago
DES MOINES – People with serious and chronic health conditions that require high-cost medical care could be placed in high-risk …
News May. 22, 2017 5:00 am3065d ago
DES MOINES – Only two in five Iowa doctors and other medical professionals who prescribe opioids are registered with a …
News May. 16, 2017 2:59 pm3071d ago
DES MOINES – For five years running, Iowa has held an outsized place on the national Humane Society’s annual publication …
State Government May. 14, 2017 12:00 pm3073d ago
DES MOINES – This Fourth of July in Iowa promises to feature significantly more patriotic booms, pops and cracks as …
State Government May. 14, 2017 3:00 am3074d ago
Very soon, Terry Branstad will no longer be Iowa’s governor, turning over the reins to Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds when …
Government & Politics May. 12, 2017 8:26 pm3075d ago
DES MOINES – Medical cannabis can be grown and sold in Iowa and can be used to treat more ailments …
Government & Politics May. 9, 2017 7:46 pm3078d ago
CUMMING – Each and every day, people pass through Mississippi River Distilling Co. in LeClaire and say they are disappointed …
News May. 7, 2017 10:00 am3080d ago
Every day, Larry ‘Buck” Koos relives the events of Sept. 9, 2014. A former Jackson County supervisor, Koos said he …
Government & Politics May. 7, 2017 8:00 am3080d ago
Sometimes a campaign slogan is so good it’s used more than once. By multiple candidates. From opposite political parties. In …
Government & Politics May. 6, 2017 4:34 pm3081d ago
DES MOINES – Before the 2016 election, political advocacy groups funded by billionaire brothers from Kansas donated tens of thousands …
Government & Politics May. 3, 2017 9:12 pm3084d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s largest public employee union has scored what its leader called a bittersweet victory in an arbitrator’s …