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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 Sep. 9, 2022 5:00 pm1182d ago
Democratic incumbent Tom Miller and Republican challenger Brenna Bird spoke side-by-side at an Iowa PBS program
Federal Government Sep. 2, 2022 6:35 pm1189d ago
During the panel discussion, ag scientists highlighted the ways Iowa farmers can diversify their crops to help address food security, but a farmer noted there needs to be a market for any new crop
State Government Sep. 2, 2022 5:16 pm1189d ago
But advocates fear as the pandemic program winds down, evictions could start rising again
State Government Sep. 1, 2022 5:24 pm1190d ago
One official said the spike of challenges may have been inspired by a 2020 election results denier who spoke in Iowa recently
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 30, 2022 12:39 pm1192d ago
Today is the first day voters can request ballots; the early voting period starts Oct. 19
State Government Aug. 26, 2022 4:48 pm1196d ago
The state’s recidivism rate dropped for a second consecutive year after five years of increases, corrections director Beth Skinner said
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 24, 2022 5:39 pm1198d ago
Democratic candidate for Iowa governor unveils her public education policy
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 23, 2022 5:28 pm1199d ago
Action comes after weaknesses identified in 2020 derecho response
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 17, 2022 6:07 pm1205d ago
Bohannan, a Democratic candidate for Congress, said the new law has ‘a lot of good in there for Iowa’
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 17, 2022 7:02 pm1205d ago
Incumbent Tom Miller pledges more work on scams, opioids. GOP challenger Brenna Bird promises legal challenges of Biden executive orders.
State Government Aug. 11, 2022 2:51 pm1211d ago
The law was previously halted in 2018. Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the courts to lift the injunction after recent U.S. and Iowa Supreme Court rulings overturned abortion bans.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 10, 2022 9:14 pm1212d ago
RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, in Iowa, says she put state party chairman Jeff Kaufmann in an influential position because she wanted to keep Iowa's first-in-the-nation status
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 10, 2022 5:05 pm1212d ago
Homeowner Mark Sutton of Cedar Rapids is not alone: Roughly 4,700 derecho-related claims filed by policyholders in Iowa remain open, according to the state insurance division.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 9, 2022 6:00 am1214d ago
Mallory McMorrow, a state senator from Michigan, is the keynote speaker at this week’s Iowa Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake.
Iowa Caucuses Aug. 4, 2022 3:35 pm1218d ago
The Iowa caucuses — on the Democrats’ side — are in danger of losing their enviable position atop the nation’s presidential nominating calendar

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