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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 Feb. 8, 2020 4:01 pm2072d ago
When time ran out and a decision had to be made, many undecided Iowa Democrats last week chose to caucus …
Government & Politics Feb. 7, 2020 7:56 pm2073d ago
DES MOINES – A final count of national delegates awarded to presidential candidates in this week’s Iowa caucuses is coming …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2020 9:32 pm2074d ago
DES MOINES – It was another rough day for the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses, but it ended with a bang …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2020 10:20 pm2075d ago
DES MOINES – Flash back four years: After the 2016 Iowa Democratic caucuses, amid concerns about procedures and access and …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2020 8:55 pm2076d ago
DES MOINES – Many caucus site leaders had problems using a new smartphone app to report results from the field …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2020 1:27 am2077d ago
DES MOINES – Official Democratic Party results from Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential precinct caucuses were delayed late Monday as the state …
Government & Politics Feb. 3, 2020 6:30 am2078d ago
It’s crunchtime and Crystal Meier knows it. The Iowa presidential precinct caucuses are Monday. So Meier, one of thousands of …
News Feb. 3, 2020 6:00 am2078d ago
At one point or another, 28 Democratic candidates have run for president in 2020. Just a dozen remain, and of …
News Jan. 31, 2020 6:30 am2081d ago
By many metrics, the economy is strong both nationally and in Iowa. The stock market is doing well, and in …
Government & Politics Jan. 30, 2020 6:30 am2082d ago
Support for public education measures runs rampant through the expansive Democratic presidential primary field. The candidates have introduced a wide …
News Jan. 29, 2020 8:30 am2083d ago
Foreign policy was not one of the most pressing issues on the minds of Iowa Democrats throughout most of the …
Government & Politics Jan. 29, 2020 6:30 am2083d ago
The questions of whether immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be afforded a pathway to citizenship, and whether families …
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2020 8:30 am2084d ago
Three mass shootings within a week of each other - at a festival in California, a Walmart in Texas, and …
News Jan. 28, 2020 6:30 am2084d ago
Iowa Democrats regularly list the environment as one of their top voting issues. But finding daylight among the presidential candidates’ …
Government & Politics Jan. 27, 2020 10:00 am2085d ago
A week on the campaign trail in Iowa with the leading Democratic presidential candidates suggested the field may be starting …