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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. 24, 2023 5:49 pm1014d ago
Iowa House CO2 pipeline bill andlimits on gender identity teaching are likely to clear ‘funnel.’
State Government Feb. 24, 2023 5:33 pm1014d ago
The state revenue department is working with the Iowans and getting them their proper refunds, an agency spokesman says.
State Government Feb. 24, 2023 5:00 am1015d ago
Some video conferencing users have posted Nazi symbols and pornographic videos during legislative hearings at the Iowa Capitol
State Government Feb. 23, 2023 5:44 pm1015d ago
New proposals also include storing ballot records and allowing cross-county challenges to voter registration.
State Government Feb. 22, 2023 6:25 pm1016d ago
Local elections officials expressed some support for the proposal, which comes after multiple recounts in Iowa’s recent election cycles.
State Government Feb. 21, 2023 5:46 pm1017d ago
Another bill would allow adults to have guns in vehicles on school grounds.
State Government Feb. 21, 2023 4:25 pm1017d ago
The proposal, which is opposed by Republicans, would also expunge previous, non-violent marijuana convictions and expand the state’s medical cannabis program.
State Government Feb. 20, 2023 1:12 pm1018d ago
While the proposal restates existing law, county attorneys worry it could enable the AG to undermine their work
State Government Feb. 16, 2023 6:13 pm1022d ago
Proponents of the legislation said it’s needed to help contain insurance costs for hospitals, and to help recruit and retain doctors, especially in rural areas of the state.
State Government Feb. 15, 2023 5:42 pm1023d ago
Iowa law enforcement officials would be prohibited from enforcing federal gun laws and regulations, and state agencies could be fined up to $50,000 for violations
State Government Feb. 14, 2023 5:35 pm1024d ago
The proposal comes from the head of the state’s veterans affairs department after a trust fund for veterans’ emergency expenses ran out of available money last year
State Government Feb. 13, 2023 5:02 pm1025d ago
Blind Iowans expressed their concern with how Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed realignment of state government will impact them and the state services that help them.
State Government Feb. 10, 2023 5:42 pm1028d ago
The Republican attorney general made the request recently to state lawmakers.
State Government Feb. 9, 2023 5:06 pm1029d ago
The bill would make more jobs legal for 14- to 17-year-old Iowans, and allow them to petition the state for even more work opportunities under the proposal that Democrats say could put young Iowans at risk,
State Government Feb. 8, 2023 7:36 pm1030d ago
The bill, expected to be signed into law, would cap non-economic damages at $2 million for hospitals and $1 million for doctors.

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