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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 Jun. 11, 2019 4:23 pm2314d ago
DES MOINES – President Donald Trump’s trip to Iowa to celebrate his administration’s approval of the year-round sale of the …
Government & Politics Jun. 10, 2019 10:34 pm2315d ago
President Donald Trump and his environmental protection director are coming Tuesday to Iowa to take an ethanol-fueled victory lap. Trump …
News Jun. 9, 2019 3:43 pm2316d ago
To Bernie Sanders, socialism has become a politically loaded word, one used as often to scare voters as it is …
Government & Politics Jun. 4, 2019 2:55 am2322d ago
DES MOINES – A Minnesota farm girl-turned-Iowan wants to challenge an Iowa farm girl for a seat in the U.S. …
Government & Politics Jun. 2, 2019 9:25 pm2323d ago
Dave Loebsack put his thumb on the scales. Loebsack is retiring from Congress. The 66-year-old Iowa City Democrat will have …
Nation and World Jun. 2, 2019 5:56 pm2323d ago
DES MOINES – Cattle call season begins this weekend in Iowa with a herd that would make a factory farm …
News May. 27, 2019 9:36 pm2329d ago
DES MOINES – For Iowa farmers, the planting season pain is real with no relief in sight. It has been …
Health Care and Medicine May. 24, 2019 7:04 pm2332d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s medical cannabis program will not be expanded after Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday vetoed legislation that …
Government & Politics May. 19, 2019 8:00 pm2337d ago
The field has solidified. It should be done growing. We think. We hope. With two more entrances this week, the …
Government & Politics May. 18, 2019 7:22 pm2338d ago
DES MOINES – Competitive congressional races will be as common next year in Iowa as Casey’s pizza. Though so much …
Government & Politics May. 17, 2019 7:53 pm2339d ago
NEWTON – Steve Bullock said talking to people in their communities is what helped him shepherd Medicaid expansion through the …
Government & Politics May. 16, 2019 9:36 pm2340d ago
DES MOINES – A little-used technology that could have settled a disputed Northeast Iowa Statehouse race months earlier now will …
Nation and World May. 16, 2019 2:44 pm2341d ago
DES MOINES – One of Iowa’s top elected Democrats endorsed Montana Gov. Steve Bullock in the party’s crowded presidential primary. …
News May. 12, 2019 7:20 pm2344d ago
A majority of Iowa voters believe the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election should be …
Education May. 12, 2019 9:47 am2345d ago
Iowa schools are creating emergency plans or updating existing ones to satisfy a June 30 deadline set in a new …