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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 May. 16, 2022 6:04 pm1298d ago
2 of 3 judges on the panel said the injunction is moot because COVID-19 transmission rates have lowered
Campaigns & Elections May. 15, 2022 5:00 am1300d ago
The Democratic candidates believe Grassley is vulnerable despite his long track record of electoral success in Iowa.
Campaigns & Elections May. 15, 2022 5:00 am1300d ago
Grassley, who is completing his seventh six-year term in the U.S. Senate, is being challenged by a fellow Republican, attorney and state legislator Jim Carlin
State Government May. 10, 2022 4:40 pm1304d ago
Iowa repealed its statute of limitations on criminal charges last year, but kept limits on when victims can make civil claims
Campaigns & Elections May. 7, 2022 9:12 pm1307d ago
Differences over a hard line on when to send U.S. troops to Ukraine and over ethanol policy were among the few to emerge during a televised debate between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Iowa on Saturday night.
State Government May. 6, 2022 10:32 pm1308d ago
Trooper Ted Benda and Sgt. Jim K. Smith were honored during the annual Peace Officer Memorial service
Federal Government May. 6, 2022 9:47 pm1308d ago
Starting May 3, 2023, the federal government will require a driver’s license or ID card with the “REAL ID” mark for air travel and when entering a federal building.
State Government May. 5, 2022 4:50 pm1309d ago
Reynolds said the plan is to await the official U.S. Supreme Court ruling and then consider potential abortion restrictions
Campaigns & Elections May. 4, 2022 2:40 pm1310d ago
The state party Wednesday announced plans to make the every-four-years caucuses for winnowing the Democratic presidential hopefuls more accessible and simpler, but offered no details.
State Government May. 3, 2022 10:50 pm1311d ago
Iowa government officials, political leaders and advocates react to news the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade
State Government May. 3, 2022 4:57 pm1311d ago
Recent state Supreme Court rulings ensured abortion access for pregnant women, but Iowa Republicans are working to nullify those rulings
State Government May. 3, 2022 12:46 pm1311d ago
The possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, thus sending abortion laws and regulations back to the individual states, raises questions about those laws in Iowa.
State Government May. 2, 2022 5:18 pm1312d ago
Republicans say the bill will create more child care opportunities; Democrats say it will burden low-income families with higher child care costs
State Government May. 2, 2022 4:31 pm1312d ago
According to state records, on Jan. 23, 2019, the blade of a snow plow owned by the Iowa Department Transportation struck Terry Bunting, of Silvis, Illinois, on Highway 67 in Scott County, causing serious injuries to Bunting, leaving him unable to walk.
State Government May. 2, 2022 2:44 pm1312d ago
Governor and Senate Republicans are delaying adjournment in hopes that House Republicans will pass the bill.

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