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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
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 7:27 pm1697d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa lawmaker used the debunked claim of widespread election fraud to explain his support Wednesday for …
Government & Politics Feb. 16, 2021 8:49 pm1698d ago
DES MOINES – As Iowa officials work to speed up inoculations in hopes of halting the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawmaker …
Opinion Feb. 15, 2021 8:30 am1699d ago
Supply and demand is an economic principle that is as basic as they come. And it’s what we’re all dealing …
Business News Feb. 15, 2021 6:15 am1699d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing to ratchet up the ethanol mandate in Iowa, drawing praise from the …
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2021 5:33 pm1702d ago
JOHNSTON – Legislative proposals to bar transgender Iowa students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity appear unlikely to …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 6:10 pm1704d ago
JOHNSTON – Days after state officials met with White House staff to better understand why Iowa ranks ‘lower than expected” …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 7:08 pm1705d ago
DES MOINES – A proposal to reduce funding for any Iowa school district whose teachers use a New York Times …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 8, 2021 5:53 pm1706d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds did not consult her own public health department before lifting Iowa’s remaining COVID-19 mitigation …
Opinion Feb. 8, 2021 8:30 am1706d ago
I do not care what happens to the Iowa caucuses. Given Iowa’s looming battle to maintain its first-in-the-nation status, and …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2021 9:54 pm1709d ago
JOHNSTON – Now that they have finished investigating what went wrong in reporting results of the 2020 caucuses, Iowa Democrats …
Health Care and Medicine Feb. 8, 2021 2:14 pm1706d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday lifted Iowa’s partial face mask mandate, public health restrictions on businesses …
Government & Politics Feb. 2, 2021 9:11 pm1712d ago
DES MOINES – School districts with diversity plans would no longer be allowed to reject open enrollment requests from students …
Government & Politics Feb. 1, 2021 7:43 pm1713d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to create scholarships for private school tuition would cost the state’s 300-plus public …
Opinion Feb. 1, 2021 9:48 am1713d ago
If my inbox and family phone conversations are any indication, interest in politics increased significantly during former President Donald Trump’s …
Government & Politics Jan. 29, 2021 5:20 pm1716d ago
DES MOINES – The ink was not yet dry Friday on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ first K-12 education law when she …