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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. 25, 2015 8:49 am3914d ago
DES MOINES — Some familiar faces restated their resumes, while some few faces introduced themselves and charged the crowd. The …
News Jan. 24, 2015 10:00 pm3915d ago
DES MOINES – New, stricter state guidelines for when Iowa schools may start classes each year have sparked a political …
News Jan. 23, 2015 8:10 pm3916d ago
DES MOINES – Potential presidential hopefuls are here, Iowa Republican voters. A lot of them. Have at them. More than …
News Jan. 23, 2015 7:44 pm3916d ago
DES MOINES – Support for an increased gas tax has jumped this year among state leaders and lawmakers, as well …
News Jan. 21, 2015 7:05 pm3918d ago
DES MOINES – Lawmakers plan to proceed cautiously – if they do so at all – in terms of entering …
Government & Politics Jan. 20, 2015 5:24 pm3919d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans soon will have the opportunity to register to vote online, provided they have a driver’s or …
K-12 Education Jan. 19, 2015 12:00 am3920d ago
DES MOINES – The time has come to address bullying in schools, Gov. Terry Branstad has declared. In the wake …
News Jan. 18, 2015 8:09 pm3921d ago
DES MOINES – The chairman of the Iowa House’s oversight committee and a contingent of state lawmakers plan to tour …
State Government Jan. 16, 2015 1:53 pm3923d ago
DES MOINES — For all its successes, Iowa has failed in at least one important area, Gov. Terry Branstad says: …
News Jan. 15, 2015 9:12 pm3924d ago
IOWA CITY – If Iowa wants to improve courthouse safety, lawmakers need to give counties money for metal detectors or …
News Jan. 14, 2015 4:49 pm3925d ago
DES MOINES – They mostly come from the business sector, many are grandparents, and most were born right here in …
News Jan. 13, 2015 1:06 pm3926d ago
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday called for ‘forward-thinking’ bipartisan action to upgrade Iowa’s broadband and transportation infrastructure, …
Government & Politics Jan. 10, 2015 6:00 pm3929d ago
DES MOINES – Through more than four decades, Iowa voters are yet to reject Terry Branstad, the politician who enjoys …
Government & Politics Jan. 10, 2015 4:27 pm3929d ago
DES MOINES – ‘The Iowa Straw Poll lives.” So said Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa, on …
News Jan. 8, 2015 6:31 pm3931d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Straw Poll does not run afoul of the Republican Party’s presidential selection process, an attorney …