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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. 11, 2019 11:33 am2435d ago
DAVENPORT – Elizabeth Warren says she is ready for what might come her way in a potential 2020 general election …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2019 6:09 pm2436d ago
Iowa state lawmakers packed a month’s worth of significant legislation into one day. It was a remarkable week at the …
Government & Politics Feb. 7, 2019 8:09 pm2438d ago
DES MOINES – Hand-held use of mobile phones while driving would be illegal under a proposal making its way through …
Government & Politics Feb. 7, 2019 5:06 pm2439d ago
DES MOINES – If sports betting is to be made legal in Iowa, there is no shortage of agencies and …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2019 7:15 pm2439d ago
DES MOINES – A proposed state constitutional amendment would either put a stop to judicial overreach on abortion laws or …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2019 7:23 pm2440d ago
DES MOINES – State leaders are discussing whether to go after a former Iowa agency director accused of sexual harassment …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2019 8:50 pm2441d ago
DES MOINES — Regardless of how city and county governments feel about it, home fireworks displays would be legal on …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2019 8:08 pm2441d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s public K-12 schools appear in line for a 2.1 percent state funding boost for the 2019-20 …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2019 5:15 pm2442d ago
DES MOINES – The production, sale and recreational use of marijuana would be legal in Iowa under legislation proposed by …
Government & Politics Feb. 3, 2019 10:14 pm2442d ago
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign announcement rally in her hometown of Oakland, Calif., was attended by more than 20,000 people, according …
Government & Politics Feb. 1, 2019 7:59 am2445d ago
DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is running for president and is coming back to Iowa. Booker, a New …
Government & Politics Jan. 30, 2019 3:39 pm2447d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa would become the first state in the nation to abolish tenure for professors at public universities …
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2019 11:06 pm2448d ago
DES MOINES – In her first trip to Iowa as a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris defended her record as a …
Government & Politics Jan. 27, 2019 8:06 pm2449d ago
Twice this month Iowa political reporters have attended news conferences to hear people say they are not running for office. …
Government & Politics Jan. 24, 2019 8:54 pm2452d ago
JOHNSTON – Sports betting has ‘a very good shot” of being legalized in Iowa this year, a key state lawmaker …