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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 Sep. 2, 2022 5:16 pm156d ago
But advocates fear as the pandemic program winds down, evictions could start rising again
State Government Sep. 1, 2022 5:24 pm157d 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 pm159d ago
Today is the first day voters can request ballots; the early voting period starts Oct. 19
State Government Aug. 26, 2022 4:48 pm163d 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 pm165d ago
Democratic candidate for Iowa governor unveils her public education policy
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 23, 2022 5:28 pm166d ago
Action comes after weaknesses identified in 2020 derecho response
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 17, 2022 6:07 pm172d 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 pm172d 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 pm178d 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 pm179d 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 pm179d 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 am181d 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 pm185d ago
The Iowa caucuses — on the Democrats’ side — are in danger of losing their enviable position atop the nation’s presidential nominating calendar
State Government Aug. 1, 2022 3:45 pm188d ago
Administrative law judge Renee Sneitzer sued the state for discrimination after being fired in 2017; earlier this year, a judge and state oversight agency ordered she be reinstated.
State Government Jul. 31, 2022 5:00 am191d ago
But overall, a small share of those who became eligible with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ executive order voted