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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
Business News Apr. 28, 2020 11:03 am1992d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans may refuse to return to work for coronavirus-related reasons and still collect unemployment under certain circumstances, …
Government & Politics Apr. 27, 2020 9:00 am1994d ago
Governors nationwide are developing strategies for when and how to begin reopening businesses, parks and anything else temporarily closed by …
News Apr. 25, 2020 4:30 pm1995d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa farmers were having a tough go of it well before the novel coronavirus made its way …
Government & Politics Apr. 24, 2020 8:28 pm1996d ago
JOHNSTON – On a day Iowa reported its highest tally yet of new coronavirus cases and deaths, Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Government & Politics Apr. 23, 2020 1:57 pm1997d ago
JOHNSTON – Although she did not establish a timeline, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday her administration is crunching the numbers …
Business News Apr. 21, 2020 11:02 am1999d ago
JOHNSTON – Despite employees’ fears of scant worker protections and calls from local health officials and advocacy groups to temporarily …
Government & Politics Apr. 20, 2020 9:00 am2001d ago
The novel coronavirus has upended the way of life across this country and around the globe. Nothing, it seems, is …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 18, 2020 12:36 pm2002d ago
DES MOINES – As the novel coronavirus continues to spread throughout Iowa, public health officials are urging Iowans to observe …
Business News Apr. 15, 2020 9:10 am2006d ago
JOHNSTON – A coronavirus outbreak that last week idled a Southeast Iowa pork processing plant has swelled with the addition …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 13, 2020 7:55 pm2007d ago
JOHNSTON – The rate of novel coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Southeast Iowa has fallen, giving the state a little more breathing …
News Apr. 6, 2020 7:30 am2015d ago
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread through Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds faces one question more than any other: Why …
Government & Politics Apr. 4, 2020 4:54 pm2016d ago
DES MOINES – There will be a June 2 primary election in Iowa, elections officials pledge. But those officials are …
Government & Politics Apr. 2, 2020 8:48 pm2018d ago
DES MOINES – Two more deaths related to the novel coronavirus – both in Cedar Rapids – were confirmed Thursday …
Government & Politics Apr. 2, 2020 2:28 pm2018d ago
JOHNSTON – A University of Washington medical institute’s projection this week that 777 Iowans will die by Aug. 4 as …
Government & Politics Mar. 30, 2020 2:06 pm2021d ago
A temporary ban on surgical abortions in Iowa as part of the state’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is …