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March 4, 2026

BADGER: Why states should tune out Washington’s COVID-19 noise

August 12, 2021 Doug Badger

The federal government continues to offer garbled COVID-19 messages that undermine its credibility and sow confusion about the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now thinks there are more infections among the vaccinated […]

Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

March 3, 2021 Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to no longer require face coverings in public places. Abbott, a Republican, has faced sustained criticism […]