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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 Jan. 26, 2024 7:51 am678d 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 pm685d 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 pm673d 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 pm685d 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 pm686d 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 am686d 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 pm688d ago
Grassley is receiving antibiotic infusions, a news release from his office says
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 16, 2024 5:15 pm688d 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 pm689d 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 am691d 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.
Iowa Caucuses Jan. 10, 2024 7:17 pm694d ago
Meantime, Trump supporters turned out for his Fox News town hall event across town.
State Government Jan. 9, 2024 8:19 pm695d ago
Reynolds proposes reducing the state income tax rate to 3.5% by next year.
Crime & Courts Jan. 9, 2024 2:03 pm695d ago
The federal appeals court ruled on two lawsuits, while a third remains pending; animal welfare advocates said they are confident they will win on appeal to the Supreme Court
State Government Jan. 9, 2024 9:57 am695d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds urges fellow Republicans to continue their ‘bold and decisive leadership.’
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 8, 2024 2:16 pm696d ago
On the penultimate weekend before the first-in-the-nation Iowa Republican caucuses, former President Donald Trump and his rivals — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, and Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — campaigned across the state with the hopes of forging an 11th-hour surge in support.

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