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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 Jan. 22, 2019 6:00 pm2455d ago
DES MOINES – J.D. Scholten, the Sioux City Democrat who nearly unseated U.S. Rep. Steve King in western Iowa’s deep-red …
Government & Politics Jan. 22, 2019 5:49 pm2455d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa felons who complete their sentences would have voting rights restored automatically under a constitutional amendment proposed …
Government & Politics Jan. 20, 2019 8:46 pm2456d ago
The 2019 session of the Iowa Legislature had a bumpy rollout last week thanks to some rules changes by Senate …
Government & Politics Jan. 17, 2019 7:42 pm2459d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa National Guard must expand its recruiting to create more diversity and meet the unique challenges …
Government & Politics Jan. 15, 2019 7:29 pm2461d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is proposing a $7.6 billion state budget that puts new money into schools, …
Government & Politics Jan. 15, 2019 12:26 am2462d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Senate Minority Leader Janet Petersen broke through the usual opening-day fare of the Iowa Legislature with …
Government & Politics Jan. 13, 2019 7:32 pm2463d ago
Over the next year, Iowa Democrats face the daunting task of starting to winnow what most expect will be a …
Government & Politics Jan. 13, 2019 4:20 pm2464d ago
Here are six issues to watch in the 2019 Iowa Legislature, which begins Monday: TRAFFIC CAMERAS With Cedar Rapids preparing …
Government & Politics Jan. 12, 2019 6:56 pm2465d ago
With no end in sight to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, state officials are watching closely to …
Government & Politics Jan. 10, 2019 2:26 pm2467d ago
DES MOINES — It’s a sure bet sports wagering will be debated this year in the Iowa Capitol. Statehouse leaders …
Government & Politics Jan. 9, 2019 6:12 pm2468d ago
DES MOINES – In a state where national candidates come to say they are running for president, Tom Steyer stands …
Government & Politics Jan. 9, 2019 6:00 am2468d ago
DES MOINES – Advocates applauded a massive overhaul last year of Iowa’s mental health care delivery system – but that …
Government & Politics Jan. 8, 2019 6:00 am2469d ago
DES MOINES – The good news is Iowa’s unemployment level is as low as it ever has been in the …
Government & Politics Jan. 6, 2019 9:31 pm2470d ago
Third in line to the presidency of the United States, as of Thursday, is the senior senator from Iowa. Chuck …
News Jan. 6, 2019 6:13 pm2471d ago
DES MOINES – Preliminary data shows 28 Iowans were killed in 2018 in traffic accidents while riding a bicycle or …