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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 Mar. 24, 2015 11:35 am3856d ago
DES MOINES – Rather than imploring U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to run for president, one advocacy group is …
News Mar. 22, 2015 2:00 pm3858d ago
DES MOINES – Fresh off an election that sent a wave of new conservative state lawmakers to the Iowa Capitol, …
News Mar. 18, 2015 4:48 pm3862d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Rep. Ross Paustian, R-Walcott, said a photo that showed him reading a book titled ‘Sex After …
News Mar. 18, 2015 3:40 pm3862d ago
DES MOINES – Following debate that spanned two days, Republicans in the Iowa House on Wednesday approved a measure that …
News Mar. 17, 2015 2:26 pm3863d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans would have the option of eschewing the current income tax filing structure for a flat, 5 …
News Mar. 15, 2015 9:44 pm3864d ago
DES MOINES – As rural Iowa school districts consolidate to trim expenses, and a decades-old school funding formula remains unchanged, …
News Mar. 15, 2015 5:25 pm3865d ago
DES MOINES – Local governments across the state are deciding how to spend the newfound revenue for roads and bridges …
Campaigns & Elections Mar. 12, 2015 2:08 pm3868d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Straw Poll is on the move. Cost and a ‘blank canvas that we can paint” …
News Mar. 11, 2015 8:59 pm3869d ago
DES MOINES- A medical marijuana program would be created in Iowa under a proposal advanced Wednesday by a panel of …
News Mar. 9, 2015 3:52 pm3871d ago
DES MOINES – The state’s plan to foster the expansion of broadband Internet access throughout rural Iowa survived last week’s …
Mar. 4, 2015 8:18 pm3876d ago
DES MOINES – Potential presidents will talk farm issues while in Iowa this weekend. Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Rick Santorum …
News Mar. 3, 2015 5:08 pm3877d ago
DES MOINES – Separate proposals being considered by state lawmakers differ on whether to ban drivers from making hand-held phone …
News Mar. 1, 2015 12:00 pm3879d ago
DES MOINES – How best to address bullying incidents in Iowa’s schools is an issue the governor and state lawmakers …
Feb. 27, 2015 8:05 pm3881d ago
DES MOINES – Republicans who this week voted in favor of raising the state gas tax 10 cents per gallon …
Feb. 24, 2015 10:00 pm3883d ago
DES MOINES – An attorney for Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday argued to the Iowa Supreme Court that a District …