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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 Jan. 29, 2021 4:48 pm1716d ago
JOHNSTON – If Chuck Grassley runs for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate, the chairman of the Iowa Republican …
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2021 9:28 pm1717d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation requiring K-12 school districts to offer all students a 100 percent in-person learning option gained final …
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 28, 2021 6:30 am1717d ago
DES MOINES – The White House COVID-19 state-by-state reports are back under new President Joe Biden’s administration. The reports had …
Government & Politics Jan. 27, 2021 7:22 pm1718d ago
DES MOINES – Just more than two weeks into the 2021 legislative session, statehouse Democrats are asking majority Republicans for …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2021 6:28 pm1719d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she does not believe the second impeachment trial for former …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2021 5:23 pm1719d ago
DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said she opposes the return of congressional earmarks, calling the recently resurrected federal …
Opinion Jan. 25, 2021 8:30 am1720d ago
The Inauguration Day pledges were plentiful, filled with bipartisan spirit. By the next day, the gloves were off again. Hey, …
Government & Politics Jan. 23, 2021 7:13 pm1722d ago
DES MOINES – Former Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn was selected Saturday as the next chairman of the Iowa Democratic …
Health Care and Medicine Jan. 21, 2021 7:29 pm1724d ago
JOHNSTON – Hundreds of thousands more Iowans are about to become eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine starting next month, …
Education Jan. 20, 2021 9:11 pm1725d ago
DES MOINES – Two major education pushes favored by Gov. Kim Reynolds and majority GOP legislators – expanding school choices …
Government & Politics Jan. 19, 2021 8:07 pm1726d ago
DES MOINES – Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday rejected Democrats’ proposals to require face masks in the Iowa State Capitol …
Government & Politics Jan. 18, 2021 7:23 pm1727d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Democratic Party complained Monday to a nonpartisan U.S. House ethics body that Republican U.S. Rep. …
Opinion Jan. 18, 2021 10:47 am1727d ago
DES MOINES – As opening days go, it could have been better. Or safer, at the least. The first day …
Government & Politics Jan. 18, 2021 8:52 am1727d ago
DES MOINES – Republican President Donald Trump’s term in office ends Wednesday, exactly two weeks after he sparked a siege …
Government & Politics Jan. 15, 2021 6:45 am1730d ago
DES MOINES – With reports that armed protests are possible, steps are being taken to ensure the Iowa Capitol remains …