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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 Apr. 30, 2017 3:39 pm3087d ago
As people across the country prepare for a day of demonstrations designed to show what life would be like without …
News Apr. 28, 2017 7:00 am3089d ago
DES MOINES – A program allowing Iowa parents to use taxpayer money for putting their children in private, parochial or …
News Apr. 24, 2017 7:00 am3093d ago
DES MOINES – What will Iowa Republicans do for an encore? Given complete state lawmaking control by voters in the …
Apr. 24, 2017 7:00 am3093d ago
DES MOINES – What will Iowa Republicans do for an encore? Given complete state lawmaking control by voters in the …
State Government Apr. 16, 2017 2:11 pm3101d ago
DES MOINES – Many times, state lawmakers are in complete agreement on legislation, and a bill passes unanimously. Many times, …
News Apr. 16, 2017 7:00 am3101d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa voters gave Republicans full control of the state’s lawmaking process, and the GOP quickly took full …
News Apr. 15, 2017 4:12 pm3102d ago
DES MOINES — They knew the score. They knew the reality, the limitations of their power. For Iowa Democrats, the …
Government & Politics Apr. 13, 2017 9:20 pm3104d ago
DES MOINES – President Donald Trump may start to lose some of his most ardent supporters if he is unable …
News Apr. 9, 2017 9:30 am3108d ago
DES MOINES – Since returning to the governor’s office in 2011, Terry Branstad has granted fewer pardons on average than …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2017 8:30 am3108d ago
DES MOINES – Just five years ago, Iowa’s state budget had nearly $1 billion to spare and its reserves were …
Government & Politics Apr. 6, 2017 7:00 pm3111d ago
DES MOINES – Its bargaining powers dramatically reduced, Iowa’s largest public employee union is hoping to get a few more …
State Government Apr. 2, 2017 11:00 am3115d ago
DES MOINES – Kim Reynolds, Iowa’s governor-in-waiting, has a big decision to make. Who will be her second in command? …
State Government Apr. 2, 2017 4:00 am3116d ago
Voters in 2016 gave Republicans full lawmaking control both in Iowa and in the nation’s capital. So far, Iowa Republicans …
News Mar. 27, 2017 7:00 am3121d ago
Their hands finally forced, we learned this past week where Iowa’s Congressional Republicans stood on their party’s plan to dismantle …
Government & Politics Mar. 25, 2017 1:34 pm3123d ago
DES MOINES – Their hands finally forced, we learned this past week where Iowa’s Congressional Republicans stood on their party’s …