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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
Opinion Sep. 14, 2020 9:30 am1853d ago
DES MOINES – Rob Johnson believes this moment is different. It’s what motivated Johnson, a Des Moines pastor and racial …
Government & Politics Sep. 12, 2020 10:16 pm1855d ago
DES MOINES – Kamala Harris appeared virtually in a prerecorded message, and addressed a field of cars, trucks and SUVs. …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2020 7:55 pm1856d ago
DES MOINES – Hundreds of complaints about restaurants and bars not complying with social distancing orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic …
Government & Politics Sep. 11, 2020 3:06 pm1856d ago
DES MOINES — An organization that represents 6,000 Iowa physicians, residents and medical students on Thursday took exception — twice …
Government & Politics Sep. 10, 2020 7:50 am1858d ago
Two TV ads playing in Eastern Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District race go to great lengths to make their points, and …
Staff Columnists Sep. 8, 2020 9:00 am1859d ago
While the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Joni Ernst and challenger Theresa Greenfield can at times feel like a contest …
Government & Politics Sep. 8, 2020 8:59 am1859d ago
JOHNSTON – There was political harmony while discussing the response to last month’s derecho, but a hint of disagreement over …
Government & Politics Sep. 6, 2020 10:27 am1861d ago
DES MOINES – A $100 million infusion of federal funds will maintain Iowa’s COVID-19 testing capacity through the coming months, …
Government & Politics Sep. 2, 2020 9:34 pm1865d ago
DES MOINES – A top finisher in the 2020 Iowa caucuses returned to Iowa on Wednesday night – virtually, anyway …
News Aug. 31, 2020 3:08 pm1867d ago
DES MOINES – Rapper Kanye West will appear on Iowa ballots this fall as a presidential candidate after his campaign’s …
Opinion Aug. 31, 2020 9:30 am1867d ago
Protecting Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus status is a 24/7/365 job. Two more Iowans – a newspaper publisher and a journalist who …
News Aug. 28, 2020 8:20 pm1870d ago
DES MOINES – An 18 percent increase of Iowa deaths during May compared with a year ago helps illustrate the …
Health Care and Medicine Aug. 28, 2020 6:15 pm1870d ago
Iowa on Thursday reported 1,477 new coronavirus cases, the most reported in a 24-hour period since mid-March when the virus …
News Aug. 27, 2020 8:38 pm1871d ago
JOHNSTON – Days after college students returning to campus flooded downtown bars and showed little regard for rules meant to …
Government & Politics Aug. 25, 2020 10:23 pm1873d ago
DES MOINES – Speaking Tuesday night to the Republican National Convention, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds praised President Donald Trump for …