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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
State Government Feb. 1, 2024 8:07 am617d ago
A proposal that stalled at the end of the 2023 legislative session is moving again, and this time appears headed for lawmakers’ approval
State Government Jan. 31, 2024 7:41 am618d ago
Iowa Senate Democrats, meanwhile, unveiled a package of ‘reproductive freedom’ bills, while Republicans advanced bills regarding teaching human development and child support requirements.
State Government Jan. 30, 2024 1:52 pm619d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal received bipartisan support in its first legislative step; a Republican senator dismissed concerns over lack of transparency called for in the bill.
State Government Jan. 30, 2024 7:46 am619d ago
Iowa statehouse Republicans have proposed multiple changes to state law that would allow them greater access to the judicial process when a state law is challenged in court
State Government Jan. 26, 2024 5:11 pm623d ago
The Iowa Department of Education published certified K-12 enrollment figures for the 2023-2024 school year, which provide the first look at the impact of the state’s new private school financial assistance program.
State Government Jan. 26, 2024 7:51 am623d ago
The proposed legislation, which opponents called ‘hateful’ and ‘horrible,’ also would add gender dysphoria to a list of disabilities covered by the Civil Rights Act.
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 19, 2024 6:14 pm630d ago
Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann discusses Monday’s caucuses, including the early victory call by national news organizations, turnout numbers, and the campaign style of caucus winner Donald Trump
State Government Jan. 31, 2024 4:33 pm618d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal would streamline the services offered by and overhaul the funding structure for AEAs, which provide support and expertise to schools and students.
State Government Jan. 19, 2024 5:16 pm630d ago
‘There’s just evil out there,’ she says, in discussing the Jan. 4 shooting that killed a sixth-grade student and principal
State Government Jan. 18, 2024 6:00 pm631d ago
Republican Iowa House Reps. Steve Holt and Skyler Wheeler levied heavy criticism of a pilot guaranteed income project underway in central Iowa
State Government Jan. 18, 2024 7:39 am631d ago
Conversion therapy, the practice of attempting to convince gay people to become heterosexual, is widely discredited and opposed by medical and psychiatric organizations
Federal Government Jan. 16, 2024 5:29 pm633d ago
Grassley is receiving antibiotic infusions, a news release from his office says
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 16, 2024 5:15 pm633d ago
The Associated Press, Fox News, CNN, CBS News and NBC News all called the caucuses for Trump at around 7:30 p.m. Monday night, just a half-hour after the caucuses were scheduled to start.
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 15, 2024 11:55 pm634d ago
Trump’s popularity among Iowa Republicans was on full display Monday night, when the former president who is seeking a return to the White House won the state party’s presidential precinct caucuses by a historic margin.
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 14, 2024 5:00 am635d ago
For presidential candidates, the final weekend before an Iowa caucus is all about making themselves available to Iowa voters and making that closing argument that could persuade any Iowans who remains on the caucus fence.