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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. 10, 2015 11:44 am3656d ago
NEWTON – Martin O’Malley does not think much of the multi-nation trade deal announced this week. The presidential candidate and …
News Oct. 8, 2015 6:38 pm3657d ago
DES MOINES – Judy Bradshaw hopes Iowa lawmakers take a deliberate, cautious approach to writing new state laws regarding what …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 8, 2015 4:44 pm3657d ago
INDIANOLA – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush touted his leadership as a two-term Florida governor Thursday to prospective Iowa caucus-goers …
News Oct. 7, 2015 2:07 pm3659d ago
DES MOINES – A criminal justice reform bill will have every opportunity to be amended, said U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, …
News Oct. 5, 2015 2:38 pm3661d ago
DES MOINES – Terry Branstad’s recent executive action to create a new state anti-bullying office accomplishes in part what state …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 4, 2015 8:25 pm3661d ago
DES MOINES – Not many people think Congress is doing its job these days: Roughly 10 percent to 15 percent …
News Oct. 3, 2015 1:00 pm3663d ago
DES MOINES – Questioning whether Iowa should maintain its place kicking off the presidential nominating process can seem like a …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 2, 2015 9:55 pm3663d ago
ANKENY – Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and Republican candidate for president, talked about his health care plan Friday during …
News Oct. 1, 2015 9:20 pm3664d ago
DES MOINES – In describing how Congress could solve the country’s rising debt, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell borrowed from …
News Sep. 30, 2015 9:47 pm3665d ago
DES MOINES – Criminal records of children and teenagers who have minor scrapes with the law should be kept from …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 29, 2015 3:17 pm3667d ago
DES MOINES – Chris Christie says he is serious about performing well in Iowa as he seeks the Republican nomination …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 21, 2015 7:00 am3675d ago
DES MOINES – The first-in-the-nation caucuses boost Iowa’s visibility but not its bottom line, say an expert on Iowa economics …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 20, 2015 4:58 pm3675d ago
DES MOINES – More than 1,000 Iowa Christian conservatives – a critical voting bloc among Republicans in the state’s presidential-nominating …
News Sep. 17, 2015 10:12 pm3678d ago
DES MOINES – Parents of children with mental health issues are calling on the state to establish a children’s mental …
News Sep. 15, 2015 8:07 pm3680d ago
DES MOINES – Advocates for legalized medical cannabis use in Iowa are taking their cause to the 2016 presidential race. …