Isabella Murray

Iowa House District 92 candidate Jennifer Kakert has successfully tried her hand working at a multinational corporation, doing property development in the Quad Cities and owning a downtown Davenport small business while being on the board of several non-profits and raising a family. Now, the Blue Grass resident says, it’s time to try public service.…

Iowa remains one of six U.S. states without any facial covering requirements as COVID-19 daily cases return to their previous peak in the state. Some local county and municipal leadership is left skeptical of CDC mask-wearing suggestions and others are fearful of stepping over Gov. Kim Reynolds’ public health declaration which does not enforce a…

Iowa remains one of six U.S. states without any facial covering requirements as COVID-19 daily cases return to their previous peak in the state. Some local county and municipal leadership is left skeptical of CDC mask-wearing suggestions and others are fearful of stepping over Gov. Kim Reynolds’ public health declaration which does not enforce a…

Iowa remains one of six U.S. states without any facial covering requirements as COVID-19 daily cases return to their previous peak in the state. Some local county and municipal leadership is left skeptical of CDC mask-wearing suggestions and others are fearful of stepping over Gov. Kim Reynolds’ public health declaration which does not enforce a…

Hy-Vee will remain open without requiring shoppers to wear facial coverings, saying it wants to stay inclusive to customers who cannot wear masks for medical reasons. The West Des Moines-based midwestern supermarket chain’s decision stands against the increasing trend of the nation’s largest retailers adhering to the CDC and National Retail Federation’s recommendations. A report…

Hy-Vee will remain open without requiring shoppers to wear facial coverings, saying it wants to stay inclusive to customers who cannot wear masks for medical reasons. The West Des Moines-based midwestern supermarket chain’s decision stands against the increasing trend of the nation’s largest retailers adhering to the CDC and National Retail Federation’s recommendations. A report…

Walmart’s newly-implemented mask requirement policy has stirred outrage, especially among rural Iowans, even as the state’s coronavirus cases creep back up to the peaks it hit in May. America’s largest retailer on Monday began enforcing a mandate which requires all customers to wear face coverings at all their locations and Sam’s Club stores as COVID…

Walmart’s newly-implemented mask requirement policy has stirred outrage, especially among rural Iowans, even as the state’s coronavirus cases creep back up to the peaks it hit in May. America’s largest retailer on Monday began enforcing a mandate which requires all customers to wear face coverings at all their locations and Sam’s Club stores as COVID…

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate was given the green light by a panel of state lawmakers on Friday to send absentee ballot request forms to all active registered voters ahead of November’s general election, but without auto-filled voter identification information or a voting extension proposed by Democratic lawmakers. An emergency order allowing the Secretary…

As Iowa on Friday set a new single-day high for COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state’s schools must prioritize in-person learning this fall, overriding a number of school district’s recent decisions to implement online or hybrid learning options amid a worsening pandemic. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 879 cases as Reynolds…