Erin Murphy
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Proud husband and father. @thegazette.com Des Moines Bureau Chief. Iowa Capitol Press Association President. Wisconsin sports fan. Star Wars geek. erin.murphy@thegazette.com
A clip from our On Iowa Politics Podcast Interview with Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (full episode up now): bsky.app/profile/theg...
Does Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley want to replace Chuck Grassley in the U.S. Senate?
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October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A clip from our On Iowa Politics Podcast Interview with Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (full episode up now): bsky.app/profile/theg...
I asked Sen. Joni Ernst after the Roast and Ride if she plans to endorse Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, and Ernst said “She has my full support and you can expect an official announcement soon.”
GOP former state legislator Jim Carlin also is running for the Senate in Iowa.
GOP former state legislator Jim Carlin also is running for the Senate in Iowa.
October 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I asked Sen. Joni Ernst after the Roast and Ride if she plans to endorse Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, and Ernst said “She has my full support and you can expect an official announcement soon.”
GOP former state legislator Jim Carlin also is running for the Senate in Iowa.
GOP former state legislator Jim Carlin also is running for the Senate in Iowa.
Here's that story if you're a Gazette reader (wanted to share Sioux City's link first since it's their original reporting) ...
A potential development from Sioux City in the case of the former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent: www.thegazette.com/federal-gove...
A potential development from Sioux City in the case of the former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent: www.thegazette.com/federal-gove...
Former Des Moines superintendent no longer being held at Woodbury County Jail
The jail roster for the Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center no longer lists former Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts as a detainee. He had been jailed there, by the federal government, since la...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Here's that story if you're a Gazette reader (wanted to share Sioux City's link first since it's their original reporting) ...
A potential development from Sioux City in the case of the former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent: www.thegazette.com/federal-gove...
A potential development from Sioux City in the case of the former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent: www.thegazette.com/federal-gove...
More action today from a state licensing board and the local school board in the wake of federal immigration officers' arrest of the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent: www.thegazette.com/state-govern...
State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent's license following Friday arrest
A state educational licensing board has revoked the license of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts following his arrest by federal immigration officers last week.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
More action today from a state licensing board and the local school board in the wake of federal immigration officers' arrest of the Des Moines Public Schools superintendent: www.thegazette.com/state-govern...