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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
News Aug. 31, 2020 11:22 am1867d ago
JOHNSTON — The speed with which a devastating storm turned severe and tore through Iowa nearly two weeks ago, causing …
News Aug. 22, 2020 7:30 am1877d ago
DES MOINES – To say it was not a typical national political convention would be an understatement along the lines …
Health Care and Medicine Aug. 19, 2020 9:22 pm1879d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa surpassed a bleak milestone Wednesday, recording more than 1,000 deaths in less than five months because …
Education Aug. 19, 2020 9:15 pm1879d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa City Community School District and a statewide public educators union filed suit Wednesday against Gov. …
Government & Politics Aug. 18, 2020 12:23 pm1880d ago
DES MOINES – In many ways for Iowa’s delegation, Monday was the first day of a Democratic National Convention unlike …
Opinion Aug. 5, 2020 3:22 pm1893d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ public approval rating for how she has handled the new coronavirus pandemic is the lowest of any …
Government & Politics Feb. 7, 2023 1:09 pm977d ago
DES MOINES – Standing on steps at the Iowa State Capitol grounds, socially distanced and wearing their white lab coats …
News Jul. 30, 2020 9:43 pm1899d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday said some people ‘would tell you just the opposite” of scientists who …
Government & Politics Jul. 30, 2020 8:01 pm1899d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa officials are planning to issue fines and license suspensions in order to enforce social distancing requirements …
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 30, 2020 7:30 am1900d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa remains one of the ‘red zone” states for elevated dangers of spreading the new coronavirus – …
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 27, 2020 5:53 pm1902d ago
DES MOINES – More than half of Iowa health care providers who responded to a survey from the state auditor …
Opinion Jul. 27, 2020 10:00 am1902d ago
There is seldom a dull day in Iowa politics, and the next ones will be no exception. Sunday marked 100 …
Government & Politics Jul. 24, 2020 7:00 pm1905d ago
JOHNSTON – Joni Ernst won Iowa by 8 percentage points in 2014 and Donald Trump won the state by 10 …
Government & Politics Jul. 23, 2020 11:32 am1906d ago
More than half of Iowa’s 23 casinos are requiring guests to wear face masks. Twelve casinos are now requiring face …
Government & Politics Jul. 22, 2020 8:00 am1908d ago
DES MOINES – Every U.S. president in his lifetime – Republican or Democrat – has had an ‘it” factor, according …