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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
Mar. 15, 2020 9:15 am2037d ago
JOHNSTON — Iowa’s K-12 public schools will not be closed by the state due to coronavirus concerns — not yet, …
Government & Politics Mar. 11, 2020 12:07 pm2040d ago
DES MOINES – William Burt said his heart was racing, and that he was holding back tears of joy. Burt, …
Education Mar. 11, 2020 12:08 pm2040d ago
DES MOINES – On its way to Gov. Reynolds’ desk is a proposal to increase state funding in Iowa’s K-12 …
Government & Politics Mar. 9, 2020 7:30 am2043d ago
For fans and defenders of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, Super Tuesday brought some good news and bad news. First, the good …
Government & Politics Mar. 6, 2020 11:55 am2045d ago
DES MOINES – Health care will play a key role in the November elections and Iowa Democrats and Republicans spent …
Government & Politics Mar. 3, 2020 5:43 pm2048d ago
DES MOINES – Public K-12 schools are in line for a 2.3 percent state funding boost under an agreement reached …
Government & Politics Mar. 3, 2020 5:04 pm2048d ago
DES MOINES – The chairwoman of the Senate Government Oversight Committee said Tuesday she doesn’t see a reason to hold …
Government & Politics Mar. 2, 2020 4:15 pm2049d ago
DES MOINES – Joni Ernst’s election victory six years ago gave Iowa a pair of Republican U.S. senators for the …
News Mar. 2, 2020 6:30 am2050d ago
And on the 24th day, the 2020 Iowa Democratic Party rested. The final results of the Iowa Democratic caucuses – …
Government & Politics Feb. 26, 2020 8:00 am2055d ago
Retirement was on Mark Smith’s horizon. When he looked into his future, he saw vacations and spending more time with …
News Feb. 25, 2020 8:09 pm2055d ago
DES MOINES – State funding for therapeutic classrooms as a means of handling violent students would be created under legislation …
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2020 4:37 pm2065d ago
DES MOINES – Mark Smith was chosen Saturday to lead the Iowa Democrats at a time of significant turmoil for …
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2020 8:47 pm2068d ago
DES MOINES – Nine days after the Iowa Democratic Party failed to report the results of who thousands of Iowans …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2020 7:31 pm2070d ago
DES MOINES – A week into the hot mess of the Iowa Democratic caucuses, the presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders …
News Feb. 10, 2020 2:10 pm2070d ago
Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses once again are under attack. The state Democratic Party’s inability to produce timely results after last …