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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 Feb. 5, 2016 1:30 pm3537d ago
DES MOINES — The state will proceed with planning for private management of Iowa’s $5 billion Medicaid program after a …
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 1, 2016 11:27 pm3541d ago
DES MOINES – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’s upstart Democratic presidential challenge fired the first resounding shot of his call for …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 31, 2016 11:00 am3543d ago
DES MOINES — Donald Trump’s campaign has defied almost all the conventional wisdom regarding what it takes to win the …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 28, 2016 10:20 pm3545d ago
DES MOINES — In an impassioned back-and-forth, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio accused one another during Thursday night’s nationally televised …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 28, 2016 1:15 pm3545d ago
DES MOINES – Perhaps planting the seeds for the ‘political revolution” he calls for, Bernie Sanders on Thursday implored an …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 27, 2016 3:15 pm3546d ago
DES MOINES – On Thursday, top Republican presidential candidates will take a debate stage in Iowa, and just 96 hours …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2016 7:43 pm3547d ago
DES MOINES – Progressive advocates want presidential candidates to talk more about policies that help working families get affordable child …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 25, 2016 8:54 pm3548d ago
DES MOINES — Joni Ernst insisted it was not an endorsement, but as she introduced Marco Rubio at his campaign …
Living Jan. 25, 2016 8:22 pm3548d ago
DES MOINES – State officials insist they are taking necessary steps to improve the transition to private management of Iowa’s …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 23, 2016 2:17 pm3550d ago
DES MOINES – The next time you, the likely Iowa Republican caucusgoer, pick up the phone, it may be former …
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 22, 2016 8:53 pm3551d ago
JOHNSTON – State party leaders are preparing for heavy turnout for Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses Feb. 1. Party leaders who conduct …
Government & Politics Jan. 21, 2016 9:31 pm3552d ago
DES MOINES – Nearly all likely Iowa caucusgoers agree the presidential candidates should lay out a plan to preserve Social …
Government & Politics Jan. 21, 2016 8:37 pm3552d ago
DES MOINES – A state-mandated school program for struggling young readers is in desperate need of funding, state education board …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 20, 2016 2:16 pm3553d ago
NORWALK – Spending a second consecutive day in Iowa – a rarity for him in the campaign – presidential candidate …
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 19, 2016 8:27 pm3554d ago
ALTOONA – Gov. Terry Branstad long has vowed he would not endorse a candidate in Iowa’s Feb. 1 caucuses, but …