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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. 16, 2019 4:12 pm2248d ago
DES MOINES – Betting on collegiate and professional sports in Iowa is now legal as of Aug. 15. But how …
Government & Politics Aug. 15, 2019 6:00 am2250d ago
Former Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal is endorsing Joe Biden for president, calling him the Democrats’ best chance to …
Government & Politics Aug. 15, 2019 11:22 am2250d ago
URBANDALE – Rep. Steve King has ignited yet another controversy by asking whether there ‘would be any population of the …
Government & Politics Aug. 9, 2019 11:55 pm2255d ago
CLEAR LAKE — A few of the presidential candidates brought the jam-packed room of Iowa Democrats to their feet. Some …
News Aug. 8, 2019 10:13 pm2256d ago
DES MOINES – Joe Biden is not only calling for increased gun safety measures. He believes as president he could …
Guest Columnists Jul. 29, 2019 11:00 am2267d ago
The summer days are getting shorter. The Iowa State Fair is less than two weeks away. You know what that …
Government & Politics Jul. 26, 2019 2:54 pm2270d ago
A state lawmaker who endorsed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2015 is included in a batch of Iowans endorsing Joe …
Government & Politics Jul. 23, 2019 9:55 pm2272d ago
ANKENY – Vice President Mike Pence played cheerleader in Iowa on Tuesday, touting a new international trade deal with Canada …
Government & Politics Jul. 22, 2019 8:00 am2274d ago
DES MOINES – It appears a safe bet that Iowans will be able to wager on college and professional football …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 22, 2019 7:15 am2274d ago
DES MOINES – Health care likely will be the foremost issue to voters in selecting a Democratic presidential nominee, and …
News Jul. 22, 2019 2:24 am2274d ago
The only thing hotter than the health care debate in the Democratic presidential primary last week were the temperatures in …
Government & Politics Jul. 21, 2019 3:42 pm2274d ago
It was a fitting and succinct synopsis of the health care debate taking place among the crowded field of Democratic …
News Jul. 19, 2019 8:08 pm2276d ago
AMES – U.S. Rep. Steve King says political payback is behind a prominent Christian conservative leader’s endorsement of one of …
Government & Politics Jul. 16, 2019 9:47 pm2279d ago
DES MOINES – Then-candidate Donald Trump asked state GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann in 2016 to publicly ‘disavow” results of the …
Government & Politics Aug. 9, 2022 1:59 pm1160d ago
It appears Democrats got the message about needing to reconnect with rural voters, according to a couple of Iowa Democrats …