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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. 22, 2014 6:46 pm4009d ago
DES MOINES – Days after opting out of one debate, Steve King said Tuesday he will honor his commitment to …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 22, 2014 6:29 pm4009d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s major-party Secretary of State candidates agree on the need for a program to keep private the …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 19, 2014 2:00 pm4012d ago
DES MOINES — They are responsible for many of the campaign ads on your television and the fliers in your …
News Oct. 18, 2014 4:03 pm4013d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s economic development agency on Friday unanimously approved a $1.9 million tax credit for a company to …
News Oct. 18, 2014 12:40 pm4013d ago
DES MOINES – Ebola outbreaks in Africa should have little effect on the United States providing nutritional aid to those …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 17, 2014 10:45 am4014d ago
DES MOINES – Bruce Braley’s campaign schedule on the first day after Iowa’s U.S. Senate candidates’ final debate includes three …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 15, 2014 7:02 pm4016d ago
DES MOINES – Jack Hatch thinks Iowa voters will respond favorably to his message, and he insists his campaign has …
Business News Oct. 15, 2014 2:30 pm4016d ago
DES MOINES – Not more land, but rather more efficient use of current lands would help feed the world and …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 10, 2014 1:12 pm4021d ago
JOHNSTON – Iowa’s open-seat U.S. Senate race is close and could swing either direction before Election Day. That was the …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 10, 2014 12:31 pm4021d ago
ANKENY – Iowa voters will decide who controls the U.S. Senate for the next two years, a prominent national political …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 7, 2014 10:08 pm4024d ago
DES MOINES – A national liberal group’s complaint over Joni Ernst’s alleged involvement in construction contracts awarded in Montgomery County …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 7, 2014 5:36 pm4024d ago
DES MOINES – U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack said Tuesday that, if re-elected, he would use his high-ranking position on a …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 6, 2014 11:31 am4025d ago
DES MOINES – Joni Ernst and Bruce Braley are virtually tied in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, according to the latest …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 3, 2014 9:55 pm4028d ago
JOHNSTON – Requiring photo identification to vote was, not surprisingly, the dominant theme of a discussion with Iowa’s secretary of …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 2, 2014 3:19 pm4029d ago
DES MOINES – Judy BeLieu of Des Moines has had her fill of campaign ads on television for Iowa’s U.S. …