Erin Murphy
Bureau Chief at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Proud husband and father. @gazettedotcom Des Moines Bureau Chief. @iacapitolpress President. Wisconsin sports fan. Star Wars geek. [email protected]
Articles
Citizen police review boards, like those in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, would be banned under bill appr
1 week ago |
thegazette.com | Erin Murphy
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — A ban on citizen police review boards in Iowa — like the ones established in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — has been approved by state legislators and needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law. Citizen police review boards typically are designed to improve relationships between local police and the public.
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1 week ago |
thegazette.com | Erin Murphy
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa Judicial Branch officials plan to ask state lawmakers to simplify the state’s process of collecting and distributing court fees — a system that recently misdirected over $27.5 million to the wrong entities — while some lawmakers press court officials for proof there was no fraud.
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1 week ago |
qctimes.com | Erin Murphy
DES MOINES — Rather than waiting for a compromise agreement, a key state lawmaker conducted a legislative hearing Monday in an effort to “force negotiations” over more than $50 million of unspent settlement funds destined for opioid addiction treatment programs in Iowa. Lawmakers for a third consecutive year are working on the state’s plan for Iowa’s share of a national settlement with opioid manufacturers. State law requires legislation that dictates how the settlement funds will be distributed.
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2 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Erin Murphy
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Kelli Stoaks gripped the photo of her late husband, Brian, who died in 2023 from pancreatic cancer shortly after retiring from a 27-year career as a firefighter in Iowa.
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2 weeks ago |
thegazette.com | Erin Murphy
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — National Democrats are pledging to dedicate resources to Iowa in their effort to unseat three incumbent Republicans in the state’s U.S. House delegation.
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