The Nexstar Iowa 2020 RABA Research Poll found 48% of Iowans agree more with the policies of Joe Biden. Mayor Frank Cownie Excuses DMPD’s Arrest Of Reporter Posted June 1st, 2020 at 5:06pm by Pat Rynard Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie responded this afternoon to frustrations that police arrested and pepper-sprayed a Des Moines Register reporter who was covering a protest yesterday, as well as hitting a photographer with a rubber bullet. 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? But the mayor of Des Moines, Frank Cownie, issued a mask mandate in Iowa's capital city last week. The proclamation requires everyone to wear a mask or face shield when … 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. He narrowly finished second in a six-way primary in 2003, and later defeated Councilwoman Christine Hensley by a nine-point margin. 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. 2020

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. Thanks very much for being with us, Mr. Mayor.

Cownie is a Des Moines native. Thomas Michael Franklin Cownie (born 1948) is the current mayor of Des Moines, Iowa.

It's great to be here. 804.320.1301, Behind the Numbers: Seclusion & Restraint, 988: National Suicide Prevention Hotline To Have A New Number, Seven Richmond Restaurants Suspended Over COVID-19 Rules, New Coronavirus Clusters Appear In New York City, Community Service Announcements Application. But the mayor of Des Moines, Frank Cownie, issued a mask mandate in Iowa's capital city last week. This isn't a question of politics to me.

Thanks so much for being with us, Mr. Mayor. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Des Moines mayor Frank Cownie about his decision to challenge Iowa's governor and mandate masks in his city. I have a responsibility to hopefully help maintain the public health of our citizens. COWNIE: I have on a number of issues. "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. 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. Cownie issued the proclamation via a press release posted online on Wednesday afternoon. The proclamation requires everyone to wear a mask or face shield when outside their home and unable to stay six-feet away from others. COWNIE: Well, I'm not quite sure what she's talking about. This includes inside businesses and public transportation.

"When I tried them on I realize how much of a difference they actually made singing it was so much easier to sing and breathe.". So far, Governor Kim Reynolds has rejected those recommendations.

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Their plan is to be not in person. 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. Do you disagree with that? Des Moines Police Chief Dana Wingert says that officers will be focused on handing out masks, not citations. Richmond, VA 23235 But most students were surprised when it came to the A capella Choir, they had some strange looking masks to wear. But you know, if they are infected, to that point, they could infect others around them, whether it's their own friends or family or associates at work. What do you think of that? 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. SIMON: Governor also says that schools must be in session - in-person attendance half the time to receive government support. 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. He grew up on the city's west side, attending Theodore Roosevelt High School and Iowa State University. Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie issues city-wide face mask mandate. The idea is to keep COVID from spreading, but let the music out. He joins us now from Des Moines. ©

To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Thomas Michael Franklin "Frank" Cownie (born 1948) is the current mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. COWNIE: Well, they can.

And on this one, unfortunately, she is not willing to - at least up to now - consider the mask mandate. How so? VPM Des Moines joins four other Iowa cities that have issued mask mandates including Dubuque, Iowa City, Mount Vernon and Muscatine.

When class resumed this fall, masks were mandatory. COWNIE: Yep.

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.

I got to tell you - wash your hands, wear a mask, and social distance. 23 Sesame Street Frank Cownie I will say that the Des Moines Public Schools is not going to start till after next Tuesday. So we stepped it up and mandated the masks as we watched the numbers rise so quickly and in ways that we never would have imagined to protect the health and well-being of our citizens. SIMON: Have you spoken with the governor?

[3] Having been elected to five terms, Cownie is the longest-serving mayor in Des Moines history.

It's great to be here. While Iowa's city elections are non-partisan, Cownie is a Democrat. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

He also served several terms on the Planning and Zoning Commission and was chairman of Downtown Des Moines, Inc. Copyright 2020 NPR. 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.

Businesses are also instructed to post signs requiring customers to wear masks and to turn away any customers who refuse. [2] Cownie narrowly won re-election in 2019 in a runoff against challenger Jack Hatch. A handmade sign sits against a tree in Cownie…

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SIMON: The mayor of Des Moines, Frank Cownie. FRANK COWNIE: Thank you. In 2015 he was re-elected for a fourth term with 80 percent of the vote, 61 points ahead of Anthony Taylor. This isn't just to protect ourselves; it's to protect others from us. Polk County has 12,020 COVID-19 cases and 218 deaths as of Wednesday afternoon. He joins us now from Des Moines. Iowa is one of seven states Dr. Anthony Fauci she says needs to be on high alert this Labor Day weekend because of rising coronavirus infections. Prior to serving as mayor, he served for two years as an at-large member of the Des Moines City Council.

COWNIE: You know, the science is there.

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[1] He also owns and operates Cownie Furs, a store that has been in his family for generations.

Officers have 10,000 masks ready to distribute to anyone in need.

FRANK COWNIE: Thank you.

47% of those polled say they agree more with President Trump's policy positions. SIMON: You've referred to these recommendations as an IQ test.

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.

COWNIE: You know, the science is there.

I mean, it would be quicker and require less legal action if she would just, you know, work with all of us and mandate masks statewide.

He succeeded fellow Democrat Preston Daniels. Is she talking about raising it to 30 or what?