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May 31, 2025

mask mandates

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BARONE: Turning a corner, away from excessive risk aversion

April 7, 2022 Michael Barone

It feels like we’re turning a corner. Since the beginning of the calendar year, a lot of things have changed. More importantly, a lot of minds have changed as well. The world and the nation […]

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Cooper: Schools, local governments should end mask mandates

February 23, 2022 By A.P. Dillon and Matt Mercer, North State Journal

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper cited his administration’s success in handling the omicron variant of COVID-19 and said at a Feb. 17 media briefing that schools and local governments should end their mask mandates. While […]

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NC Congressman Hudson champions national ‘Unmask Our Kids Act’

February 23, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — When Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Iowa, filed H.R. 6619, the Unmask Our Kids Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 7, the first co-sponsor for the bill was Rep. […]

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Cooper: Schools, local governments should end mask mandates

February 17, 2022 NSJ Staff, A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper cited his administration’s success in handling the omicron variant of COVID-19 and said that schools and local governments should end their mask mandates at a Feb. 17 media briefing. While […]

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K-12 toolkit keeps masking in place, alters quarantine and contact tracing requirements

February 16, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Feb. 10, North Carolina’s K-12 COVID-19 guidance was changed to drop contact tracing and altered some quarantine policies but kept indoor mask usage in place for all children 5 and up.   In […]

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Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates

February 9, 2022 Mike Catalini, Associated Press

TRENTON, N.J. — The governors of four states announced plans this week to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March, citing the rapid easing of COVID-19’s omicron surge.  The […]

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Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools

September 3, 2021 Curt Anderson, Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread […]

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Tennessee gov allows opt-out of student mask requirements

August 17, 2021 Jonathan Mattise and Adrian Sainz, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order Monday letting parents opt their children out of coronavirus-related mask mandates in K-12 schools, after a few school districts issued mask requirements for students […]

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