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Parents report medical mask exemption denials in state’s largest district
RALEIGH — Parents across North Carolina’s largest public school district, Wake County, have reported their attempts to obtain medical mask exemptions for their children are being denied by principals and administrators despite having the appropriate […]
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Only handful of school districts remain mask optional, one is pushing back
RALEIGH — Only a handful of the 64 North Carolina school districts that originally voted to make masks optional for K-12 students for the upcoming year are still following that policy. As of Sept. 6, […]
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NCDHHS officials give shifting criteria to drop masks in K-12 schools
RALEIGH — At the June 3 State Board of Education meeting, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) officials told board members masks were probably not going to be coming off students anytime soon. […]
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Biden powerless to enforce ‘vax or mask’ rule
RALEIGH — On Thursday, May 13, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced updated interim public health recommendations to stop the spread of COVID-19 for citizens who are fully vaccinated. The CDC, […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper to announce changes to executive orders
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper will announce changes to executive orders today at 1:30 p.m., according to an updated public schedule from the governor’s office. The updated schedule appears to be an indication that the […]
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Cooper: COVID restrictions could be lifted June 1
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state could lift most, if not all, of his imposed restrictions due to COVID-19 – if enough residents are vaccinated against the virus. Speaking from the […]
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Arizona Senate revokes mask rules as state’s governor blocks mask mandates
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate voted Monday to rescind its mandatory mask policy, and the House speaker made the same move on his own authority. The Senate vote on the rules designed to limit the […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper announces more easing of restrictions
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced more changes to the state’s COVID-19 restrictions, citing continued improvements of key metrics and raising capacity limits for many types of industries. Taking effect on Friday, March 26 at […]