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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
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 28, 2016 7:43 pm3271d ago
WEST DES MOINES – Sen. Chuck Grassley thinks the FBI’s decision to examine newly discovered emails that may pertain to …
News Oct. 28, 2016 3:40 pm3271d ago
DES MOINES – For the first time, more than a third of Iowa’s electricity is generated by wind power, according …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 27, 2016 8:10 pm3272d ago
DES MOINES – Some Iowa faith-based groups are encouraging voters to retain the state’s Supreme Court justices despite the opposition …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 26, 2016 6:25 pm3273d ago
ANKENY – A government-operated option for health insurance should be discussed, Patty Judge said, although the Democratic challenger in Iowa’s …
Government & Politics Oct. 25, 2016 10:36 pm3274d ago
DES MOINES – Advocacy groups want the voting rights of ex-felons restored automatically upon completion of their sentences and are …
Government & Politics Oct. 24, 2016 10:15 pm3275d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says he is concerned by reports the drug methamphetamine is being smuggled into …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 23, 2016 3:43 pm3276d ago
DES MOINES — Whether Iowa’s state government spends the next two years operating under split party control or whether Republicans …
Government & Politics Oct. 20, 2016 9:17 pm3279d ago
DES MOINES – A Muscatine woman’s case that involves federal immigration law was heard Thursday by the Iowa Supreme Court. …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 19, 2016 10:59 pm3280d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans are making robust investments in their attempt to win control of the state Senate, outspending …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 18, 2016 8:58 pm3281d ago
WEST DES MOINES – A new billboard in Des Moines and comments from a Republican colleague have rekindled the debate, …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 16, 2016 10:32 pm3283d ago
ANKENY – Suburbs such as this Republican-leaning city just north of Des Moines are prime areas for Iowa Democrats to …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 16, 2016 6:02 pm3283d ago
DES MOINES – Is Iowa turning red? In recent elections, the state has been perennially politically purple. It has voted …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 16, 2016 2:00 pm3283d ago
MASON CITY — Everyone in Iowa, it sometimes seems, has a Chuck Grassley story. They met him at a town-hall …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 13, 2016 5:53 pm3286d ago
DES MOINES – Actions, not words, are what motivated two former military leaders from Iowa to support Republican presidential candidate …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 13, 2016 1:34 pm3286d ago
DES MOINES – Two days after its leader resigned because she said she could no longer support presidential candidate Donald …