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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, 2024 8:30 am408d ago
Just 3 outside groups are responsible for the majority of spending in Iowa statehouse campaigns, and 2 of them are supporting Republicans.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 21, 2024 5:00 am410d ago
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar were in Iowa this weekend to campaign for candidates in Iowa’s 1st and 3rd Congressional districts.
State Government Oct. 18, 2024 5:48 pm412d ago
Programming errors popped up after changes to state law, resulting in funding being distributed to incorrect state and local funds, Iowa Judicial Branch officials say.
State Government Oct. 18, 2024 8:07 am412d ago
The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference’s latest projections reflect a dip in state revenue primarily driven by reductions in state income tax rates
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 14, 2024 8:31 am416d ago
University of Iowa Prof. Thomas Gruca has served as director of the Iowa Electronic Markets since 2020
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 14, 2024 8:31 am416d ago
The Republican incumbent of the 1st District, Miller-Meeks is seeking a third term in the U.S. House and faces Democrat Christina Bohannan in a rematch of their 2022 campaign.
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 14, 2024 12:30 pm416d ago
The Iowa City Democrat is mounting a second challenge to Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the 1st Congressional District.
Government & Politics Oct. 14, 2024 8:32 am416d ago
Despite facts to the contrary and pushback from within their own party, Iowa Republican U.S. House members this week pushed disproved claims implying the federal government lacks the resources to respond to devastating hurricanes across the southeast because it has spent money on migrants.
State Government Oct. 6, 2024 5:00 am425d ago
Adam Gregg will become the new President and CEO of the Iowa Bankers Association, but will not directly lobby state lawmakers on legislation, he says
State Government Oct. 3, 2024 8:09 am427d ago
Reynolds and Iowa state officials and business leaders said the trip will create economic opportunities for Iowa’s agriculture industry as India’s need for food grows with its population
Local Government Oct. 2, 2024 7:37 am428d ago
The Cedar Rapids cameras that were denied permits issued more than 64,000 citations in 2023; city leaders have not yet said how they will replace funding from citations that supports police positions
State Government Oct. 1, 2024 10:42 am429d ago
The DOT on Monday approved only 11 fixed automated traffic enforcement cameras across the state while denying requests for 128 others
Curious Iowa Sep. 30, 2024 7:28 am430d ago
Iowa is among 26 states -- most of which are in the Eastern U.S. -- that do not have citizen-led ballot initiatives. Instead, the Iowa Legislature starts the process of amending the Iowa Constitution.
State Government Oct. 4, 2024 3:39 pm426d ago
House Democrats unveiled their 2025 state lawmaking priorities in an effort to motivate voters in the Nov. 5 election.
State Government Sep. 25, 2024 6:44 pm435d ago
A report from the Iowa State Auditor’s Office says city officials from Hamburg, Iowa guided flood relief funds to themselves and family members after the 2019 flooding that devastated the small community.

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