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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 Sep. 19, 2018 7:40 pm2580d ago
DES MOINES – Tom Steyer is working against historical trends, but his optimism has not waned. Steyer – the billionaire …
Government & Politics Sep. 17, 2018 7:55 pm2582d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Democrats are suggesting campaign donations to Gov. Kim Reynolds from one of the state’s Medicaid management …
Government & Politics Sep. 16, 2018 11:26 pm2582d ago
A summer bump for Iowa Democrats dramatically closed their deficit in state voter registration. It’s another ripple in what Democrats …
Business News Sep. 16, 2018 8:00 am2583d ago
DES MOINES – Pat Swanson and her husband have some decisions to make soon, and one could be to plant …
Government & Politics Sep. 15, 2018 6:40 pm2584d ago
DES MOINES – Western Iowa’s seemingly untouchable eight-term congressman is vulnerable in the coming election, if a new public opinion …
Government & Politics Sep. 10, 2018 8:26 pm2589d ago
OSCEOLA – The annual 99-county tour concluded with some fireworks. Not the celebratory kind; the angry, partisan political kind. Sen. …
Government & Politics Sep. 10, 2018 8:21 am2589d ago
U.S. Rep. Rod Blum faces a difficult road to re-election this year, and the past week did little to boost …
Government & Politics Sep. 9, 2018 3:34 pm2590d ago
AMES – They have the potential to form a powerful voice in elections, but are well-known for sitting on the …
Government & Politics Sep. 2, 2018 9:00 am2597d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s unemployment rate is at its lowest in nearly two decades. But not everything else in the …
Government & Politics Sep. 1, 2018 2:29 pm2598d ago
DES MOINES – Tax documents produced by Fred Hubbell’s campaign show how much he paid in taxes in 2017, but …
Government & Politics Aug. 29, 2018 9:30 pm2600d ago
DES MOINES – In his parting remarks, retiring Iowa Supreme Court justice Bruce Zager implored Iowans to protect the state’s …
Government & Politics Aug. 27, 2018 8:31 pm2603d ago
DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and her husband, Gail, are divorcing, a spokeswoman in Ernst’s office said Monday. …
Government & Politics Aug. 27, 2018 10:18 am2603d ago
Mollie Tibbetts’ death was politicized almost immediately. But that was nothing new, for better or worse. Tibbetts, a 20-year-old Iowa …
Government & Politics Aug. 26, 2018 3:04 pm2604d ago
DES MOINES – Ever since her son took his own life just days before his 19th birthday, Mary Neubauer has …
Government & Politics Aug. 24, 2018 8:00 pm2606d ago
JOHNSTON – Both candidates seeking to become Iowa’s next agriculture secretary said they support requiring businesses to use a federal …