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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 Jan. 5, 2016 3:13 pm3568d ago
DES MOINES – A 1-cent sales tax earmarked for school infrastructure would be extended 20 years, but the revenue would …
Government & Politics Jan. 4, 2016 8:31 pm3569d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans can register to vote online under a new program unveiled Monday. The new online voter registration …
News Jan. 3, 2016 11:00 am3571d ago
DES MOINES — In 2015, Iowa governor Terry Branstad shifted management of the state’s Medicaid program to private health care …
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 31, 2015 5:41 pm3573d ago
JOHNSTON – The preparation is complete and the end is near. Now is the time to make a move and …
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 27, 2015 5:00 pm3577d ago
DES MOINES – Ted Cruz has assembled an impressive presidential campaign structure in Iowa, veteran political observers here say, with …
News Dec. 21, 2015 3:47 pm3583d ago
DES MOINES — Barring further legal entanglements, the state will be ready to shift management of its $5 billion Medicaid …
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 21, 2015 6:30 am3584d ago
DES MOINES – Christopher Budzisz and David Redlawsk make their living, in part, by producing election polls for public consumption. …
News Dec. 14, 2015 6:30 am3591d ago
DES MOINES – Sitting in a conference room on the ground level of the Iowa Capitol building that has been …
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 7, 2015 5:59 pm3597d ago
DES MOINES – More health care providers are signing up each day, but many people still have concerns about whether …
Living Dec. 7, 2015 5:30 am3598d ago
DES MOINES – While Iowa is pushing ahead on plans to turn over its Medicaid program to private management companies, …
Government & Politics Dec. 5, 2015 12:00 am3600d ago
ALTOONA – A snug state budget makes tax policy reform or tax cuts unlikely during the upcoming legislative session, leaders …
News Dec. 4, 2015 9:19 pm3600d ago
DES MOINES – In the wake of yet another mass shooting, Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley is calling for stronger …
News Dec. 4, 2015 12:00 am3601d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s top Democratic state lawmakers say the Republican governor’s veto of $56 million for public education this …
News Dec. 3, 2015 10:00 am3602d ago
DES MOINES – School district budgets are being pinched by high transportation costs, low property tax bases and high-need students, …
News Dec. 3, 2015 9:00 am3602d ago
DES MOINES – The leader of the state budget negotiating team in the Iowa House said Wednesday that money will …