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June 14, 2025

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Navy veteran jailed by NC judge for not wearing mask for jury duty 

October 19, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A Navy veteran who showed up to the Harnett County Courthouse in Lillington to do his civic duty found himself being booked and jailed not long after.   Gregory Hahn was jailed for 24 […]

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Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel

April 20, 2022 Curt Anderson, Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and airports swiftly began repealing their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. […]

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Florida judge voids US mask mandate for planes, other travel

April 18, 2022 Curt Anderson, Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic. The decision […]

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Mask rule for planes and trains still up in the air

April 13, 2022 David Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — The federal requirement to wear face masks on airplanes and public transportation is scheduled to expire next week, and airline executives and Republican lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to let the mandate […]

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Florida, other states challenge CDC transit mask rule

March 31, 2022 Curt Anderson, Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Twenty-one states with Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to halt the federal government’s requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains, ferries and other public transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The […]

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Gov Cooper vetoes Free the Smiles Act, Moore says override will happen

March 2, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In the late afternoon of Feb. 24, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 173 (Free the Smiles Act). The bill would have given parents back the power to decide whether or not to […]

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NC House takes steps to make masks optional for K-12 students statewide

February 16, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking legislative steps to make masks optional statewide for K-12 school children. A conference committee substitute for Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act, will […]

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A family navigated school district’s mask exemption appeals process for almost half a year. Their claims were denied

February 15, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A parent of two Wake County Public Schools students says he is considering filing a lawsuit after almost half a year of navigating the district’s grievance and appeals process over the district denying […]

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BARONE: Returning to normalcy on school masks

February 14, 2022 Michael Barone

Are we returning to normalcy?   The word “normalcy,” as history buffs know, was used — but not invented — by our only journalist president, Warren G. Harding, to sum up his 1920 campaign. Normalcy was […]

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Virginia Supreme Court dismisses mask mandate petition

February 8, 2022 Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

LEESBURG, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia on Monday rejected on procedural grounds a petition from parents seeking to invalidate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order prohibiting school systems from enforcing mask mandates in […]

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