Businesses are also instructed to post signs requiring customers to wear masks and to turn away any customers who refuse. The City of Des Moines is providing free masks through several partners: IOWA -- A poll of likely voters released Wednesday shows Iowans are divided evenly when it comes to policy positions of President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

COWNIE: You know, the science is there.

[2] Cownie narrowly won re-election in 2019 in a runoff against challenger Jack Hatch. Des Moines, Iowa — Mayor Frank Cownie is mandating everyone in the city of Des Moines wear a mask in public when social distancing isn’t possible and telling businesses to turn away any customer not wearing a mask.

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It's great to be here. I will say that the Des Moines Public Schools is not going to start till after next Tuesday.

23 Sesame Street Thanks very much for being with us, Mr. Mayor.

And they are - actually have a lawsuit in place with the Department of Education to try to resolve that issue because they think the risk of the spread, that it would accelerate that to proportions that we haven't seen even up to now.
Mnuchin said on Fox Business Network that the Trump administration would not accept Democrats' proposal for a $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package, and indicated he wanted a deal closer to $1.5 trillion. He joins us now from Des Moines. I mean, even the White House is now recommending that Iowa should mandate statewide mask wearing and, oh, by the way, shut down the bars in about 60 counties or more as opposed to the six that had been shut down. Last edited on 13 September 2020, at 01:13, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Timeline of Des Moines, Iowa#21st century, "City of Des Moines - Mayor and Council Members", https://whotv.com/2019/12/03/des-moines-mayor-frank-cownie-wins-re-election/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frank_Cownie&oldid=978119501, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 01:13. When class resumed this fall, masks were mandatory. But the mayor of Des Moines, Frank Cownie, issued a mask mandate in Iowa's capital city last week. COWNIE: You know, the science is there. FORT DODGE, Iowa -- When school ended suddenly last spring due to COVID-19, students in the A capella Choir did not get to have their year-end concert.

Thomas Michael Franklin Cownie (born 1948) is the current mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. "When we first got them I was kind of skeptical because the way they look they’re kind of funny looking," said Malaney Bwetrick, a junior choir student. I got to tell you - wash your hands, wear a mask, and social distance. Cownie issued the proclamation via a press release posted online on Wednesday afternoon. Their plan is to be not in person.

You, I'm sure, have seen the studies with so many officials, including health officials, talking about how important in-person school is for youngsters for food distribution, social services, for their mental health.

The White House Coronavirus Task Force has suggested state officials close the bars in 61 of Iowa's counties and mandate the wearing of masks across the state. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

[3] Having been elected to five terms, Cownie is the longest-serving mayor in Des Moines history. An officer in full tactical gear stands guard outside Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie's house as Cownie comes outside to meet the crowd. Frank Cownie Thomas Michael Franklin "Frank" Cownie (born 1948) is the current mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. COWNIE: I have on a number of issues. SIMON: The governor says she might raise the drinking age to, I guess, increase the age of people who are in bars maybe on the more mature side.

I have a responsibility to hopefully help maintain the public health of our citizens.

SIMON: What about the idea, Mr. Mayor, that, you know, Iowans and citizens of Des Moines have been alert to the dangers for months now, they have had a chance to read the studies, they follow the news, they can make their own choices and, if I might put it this way, take their own risks? SIMON: Governor also says that schools must be in session - in-person attendance half the time to receive government support. WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The U.S. House of Representatives will not vote on a stimulus bill Wednesday night as originally planned, but Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the two sides reached an agreement on direct payments to Americans if there is a deal.

This isn't just to protect ourselves; it's to protect others from us. Des Moines, Iowa — Mayor Frank Cownie is mandating everyone in the city of Des Moines wear a mask in public when social distancing isn’t possible and telling businesses to turn away any customer not wearing a mask.. Cownie issued the proclamation via a press release posted online on Wednesday afternoon. Thanks very much for being with us, Mr. Mayor.

Is she talking about raising it to 30 or what? COWNIE: In the face of a pandemic like we're seeing and the health risks to the students, first of all, and knowing that a lot of them, of course, are asymptomatic and spread it to teachers, administrators, take it home to their parents, their grandparents - science has told us that that probably is not our best plan at the moment. The Nexstar Iowa 2020 RABA Research Poll found 48% of Iowans agree more with the policies of Joe Biden. How so?