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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 Aug. 7, 2015 4:27 pm3720d ago
URBANDALE – It was arguably his finest and best-received moment of the night. It came at the end of the …
News Aug. 6, 2015 9:04 pm3720d ago
DES MOINES – The state’s education board Thursday unanimously approved new science learning benchmarks for students in kindergarten through high …
News Aug. 5, 2015 10:20 pm3721d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad told hundreds of school administrators Wednesday that he understands they would have preferred more …
News Aug. 5, 2015 5:15 pm3721d ago
DES MOINES – House Speaker Kraig Paulsen said Wednesday he decided after the overtime 2015 legislative session that it was …
News Aug. 3, 2015 4:55 pm3724d ago
DES MOINES – A new report gives a mixed review of Gov. Terry Branstad’s initiative to encourage more student interest …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 27, 2015 6:30 am3731d ago
DES MOINES – He slings insults left and right. He derides anyone who dares challenge him, from elected officials and …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 25, 2015 4:56 pm3732d ago
DES MOINES – In the Des Moines neighborhood that became famous for helping fuel Barack Obama’s historic campaign, Hillary Clinton …
News Jul. 24, 2015 9:27 pm3733d ago
DES MOINES – John Kasich and Carly Fiorina were in Iowa on Friday to get in front of first-in-the-nation caucus …
News Jul. 22, 2015 10:08 pm3735d ago
DES MOINES – Using corn-infused gasoline helps strengthen the country’s national security, a trio of retired U.S. generals said Wednesday. …
News Jul. 22, 2015 12:59 pm3736d ago
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad has asked the Iowa Department of Public Health to research state practices to ensure …
News Jul. 19, 2015 8:41 pm3738d ago
DES MOINES – After declining between 2005 and 2009, the number of prisoners who have escaped from Iowa correctional facilities …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 19, 2015 10:16 am3739d ago
AMES — Each of the 10 Republican presidential candidates who spoke Saturday to thousands at a gathering organized by Iowa’s …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 18, 2015 2:47 pm3740d ago
AMES – Donald Trump added John McCain to his hit list, saying the U.S. Senator and military veteran is a …
News Jul. 15, 2015 11:00 pm3742d ago
DES MOINES – Christina LeBlanc said she felt ‘devastated and defeated” when her dream of becoming a teacher was disrupted. …
News Jul. 15, 2015 6:19 pm3742d ago
DES MOINES – After a one-year dip, Iowa’s statewide gaming revenue increased 2 percent in the recently concluded fiscal year, …