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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 Oct. 7, 2022 4:13 pm1100d ago
The museum that honors Iowa’s only U.S. president is in the midst of a $20 million fundraising campaign for the renovation
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 6, 2022 5:17 pm1100d ago
The ad levies myriad criticisms at Gov. Kim Reynolds, who also released a new ad, her third of the campaign
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 3, 2022 11:08 pm1103d ago
The Republican incumbent governor is a heavy favorite to earn re-election to another 4-year term
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 1, 2022 11:53 pm1105d ago
Franken held a campaign rally Saturday as part of his attempt to upset longtime U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 30, 2022 6:27 pm1106d ago
Republican incumbent Mike Naig is facing Democratic challenger John Norwood
News Sep. 30, 2022 5:01 pm1107d ago
Iowa government agencies, businesses and individuals are pitching in to help Florida and other Southern states recover from Hurricane Ian’s devastation
Energy Sep. 28, 2022 6:00 pm1108d ago
Iowa generates more than half of its electricity with wind, but clean energy advocates say the state and nation can do even more
State Government Sep. 27, 2022 4:54 pm1110d ago
The conservative attorney made the arguments in a new legal brief filed this week
State Government Sep. 27, 2022 4:28 pm1110d ago
The surplus comes after Republicans recently reduced state taxes, with more cuts possibly on the way
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 26, 2022 3:56 pm1111d ago
The Democratic candidate for governor criticized the Republican incumbent’s latest campaign ad, calling it ‘short-sighted and lazy’
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2022 4:16 pm1114d ago
Ryan Melton is challenging Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra in Western Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, the state’s most conservative area of the state
State Government Sep. 22, 2022 6:38 pm1114d ago
The ratio of college graduates produced in Iowa, to those living in Iowa is worse than all six of the state’s border neighbors, the analysis shows.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2022 8:21 am1115d ago
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate’s campaign says there is no legal agreement that restricts a former campaign staffer from talking about her claim that Franken kissed her
State Government Sep. 21, 2022 3:34 pm1116d ago
Taiwanese trade representatives signed the informal agreement Tuesday during a ceremony at the Iowa Capitol.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 16, 2022 2:38 pm1121d ago
The candidates to be Iowa’s statewide elections official showed they disagree strongly on many topics