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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 Apr. 22, 2019 10:24 pm2364d ago
DES MOINES — Whether betting on professional and collegiate sports becomes legal in Iowa now rests with Gov. Kim Reynolds. …
Government & Politics Apr. 22, 2019 5:40 pm2364d ago
DES MOINES – First-term Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa plans to use her annual fundraiser as the kickoff …
Nation and World Apr. 22, 2019 9:43 am2365d ago
DES MOINES – Kirsten Gillibrand offered high praise for Iowan Kirsten Anderson and blunt criticism of President Donald Trump during …
Government & Politics Apr. 19, 2019 8:54 pm2367d ago
A staffer for a committee led by Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2016 worked to unearth emails deleted by …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2019 9:48 pm2368d ago
DES MOINES – Visiting those affected by severe flooding in western Iowa, Vice President Mike Pence last week called out …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2019 11:13 pm2369d ago
DES MOINES — Proposed changes to the state’s elections laws continue to advance at the Capitol, but lawmakers are not …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2019 9:14 pm2369d ago
DES MOINES – Betting on professional and collegiate sports would be legal in Iowa under a bill passed Wednesday by …
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2019 10:05 pm2370d ago
DES MOINES – Pete Buttigieg figured this early in his presidential campaign he still would be helping people learn how …
Government & Politics Apr. 15, 2019 7:40 pm2371d ago
NEWTON – U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack has some advice for whomever wishes to represent Eastern Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District starting …
Government & Politics Apr. 14, 2019 5:58 pm2372d ago
DES MOINES – Utility companies could impose an additional fee on solar energy users under a proposal being considered by …
News Apr. 14, 2019 5:12 pm2372d ago
Tim Ryan believes he can speak to a specific set of voters who, if recaptured, would be immensely helpful to …
Government & Politics Apr. 12, 2019 8:50 pm2374d ago
Dave Loebsack’s decision to retire from Congress creates in Eastern Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District an open-seat race that could be …
Government & Politics Apr. 12, 2019 7:35 pm2374d ago
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, the Iowa City Democrat who has served in Congress more than a decade, is retiring. Loebsack …
Government & Politics Apr. 8, 2019 8:18 pm2378d ago
DES MOINES – Lawmakers say they stand ready – if called upon – to craft legislation that would provide state …
Government & Politics Apr. 4, 2019 9:41 pm2382d ago
DES MOINES – A modest expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program was advanced Thursday at the Iowa Capitol, but …