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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 May. 27, 2020 6:21 pm1963d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds and a top state public health official said Wednesday the information-gathering process is one …
May. 27, 2020 1:00 am1964d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday she will not extend a moratorium on home foreclosures and rental evictions and …
Government & Politics May. 18, 2020 11:00 am1972d ago
The scene from Wisconsin provided a perfect illustration of the careful balancing act faced by elected officials as states deal …
Health Care and Medicine May. 18, 2020 9:00 am1973d ago
DES MOINES – A pediatrician by trade, one of the things that drew Caitlin Pedati to public health service was …
Government & Politics May. 14, 2020 2:25 am1977d ago
JOHNSTON — Declaring that new coronavirus cases are declining in most counties and hospitals are well equipped, Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Health Care and Medicine May. 11, 2020 8:01 pm1979d ago
JOHNSTON – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she is following a ‘modified quarantine plan” after spending two days last …
Health Care and Medicine May. 11, 2020 10:16 am1979d ago
If you’re on Facebook, you probably already saw this: a video that spread rapidly and that’s almost as dangerous as …
Government & Politics May. 10, 2020 7:00 am1981d ago
DES MOINES – One of the tools employed in the Iowa public health department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is …
Government & Politics May. 7, 2020 3:18 am1984d ago
DES MOINES – Starting Friday, Iowans across the state will have more latitude to go to the dentist and stay …
Health Care and Medicine May. 7, 2020 11:25 am1983d ago
During a week the state set daily record highs for the number of people who have been hospitalized and died …
Government & Politics May. 5, 2020 12:36 pm1985d ago
JOHNSTON – As she directs the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her compass is …
Government & Politics May. 4, 2020 11:00 am1986d ago
Iowans, and many Americans it seems, feel their governors are doing a better job handling the coronavirus pandemic than is …
Health Care and Medicine May. 4, 2020 7:30 am1987d ago
DES MOINES – Betty Andrews is reminded these days of a well-known saying in the black community. When white America …
Government & Politics May. 1, 2020 10:15 am1989d ago
With the company hired to check more than a half million Iowans for the coronavirus under scrutiny for whether its …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 12:20 pm1990d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday the state’s ability to increase coronavirus testing, combined with a limited number of …