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Sep 20 2021
Opinion
The Media Imagine a Scientific Consensus on Student Mask Mandates
“The scientific research is conclusive: Widespread masking in schools significantly limits COVID transmission among students,” tweeted NPR while promoting its story “Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools.”
According to its author, the “still raging” political debate over whether masks should be required in schools ignores the “scientific consensus” — which
National Review Fact CheckApr 18 2024
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Kansas repeals law mandating regular audits of all economic development programs
Kansas lawmakers and Gov. Laura Kelly have repealed a law requiring regular audits of all the state's economic development programs. Kelly on on April 12 signed House Bill 2483, which eliminates various statutory requirements for the Legislative Division of Post Audit. That includes repealing a law mandating that all economic development incentive programs be reviewed every three years. Kelly
Yahoo NewsJul 30 2021
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DeSantis seeks to block school mask mandates in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to reject mask mandates for school-age students on Friday, saying he will soon issue an order allowing parents or guardians to choose whether their child wears a mask in schools.
The Republican governor, who threatened to call a special session on masks in schools, will “very soon” sign the emergency action, which is in response to the Broward County School
PoliticoApr 01 2024
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House passes bill to fine employers $50K for mandating COVID-19 vaccines
Hospitals, public agencies and other employers in Louisiana could face fines of up to $50,000 for mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, under a bill the state House endorsed in a 70-31 vote Wednesday. House Bill 87, by Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe, also would bar many employers from enforcing mask mandates as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, though it lays out exceptions to that rule for
The Times-PicayuneSep 07 2023
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Huntington Beach Moves to Ban Mask and Vaccine Mandates Even as COVID Cases on the Rise
Huntington Beach lawmakers are moving toward a “no mask and no vaccine mandate city” as California sees a possible COVID resurgence. Gracey Van Der Mark, the city’s mayor pro tem, is behind the proposed resolution. The city council “should take a stand against government imposing on individual liberties,” Van Der Mark said. “And broadly imposing response measures on individuals that have been
The MessengerSep 07 2023
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Despite uptick in infections, Huntington Beach bans COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates
The Huntington Beach City Council voted Tuesday night to ban implementing COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements in the city. The ban applies to city personnel and not to private businesses in the city. As a new wave of COVID-19 infections hits the region, the Huntington Beach City Council voted Tuesday night to ban the implementation of COVID vaccine and mask requirements in the city. The
Los Angeles TimesMar 10 2021
Analysis
Texas Isn’t Crazy for Lifting Its Mask Mandate
Today, Texans are no longer under a statewide mandate to wear masks in public, and businesses in the state can operate at 100 percent capacity. President Biden contends that this is “neanderthal thinking,” and many media voices consider it the most reckless decision since the state of Georgia allegedly began a formal experiment in human sacrifice in April 2020. But the data simply don’t
National Review (News)Mar 03 2021
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Texas schools, stores divided on masks as mandate ends
Now that Texas’ mask mandate is ending, florist Lucy Alanis is reconsidering a rare treat she allowed herself in Dallas during the coronavirus pandemic: the occasional meal at a restaurant.
“I guess I’m a little scared,” said Alanis, 27.
The impact of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott repealing many of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions — tweeting “Texas is OPEN 100%” — began taking
Associated PressApr 03 2024
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California minimum-wage mandate causes maximum damage
It’s a tale as old as time yet too often ignored by politicians: elected officials pass sweeping new policies and small businesses and consumers pay the price. Consider the new law in California mandating a $20-hourly minimum wage at quick-service restaurants across the state. In the days leading up to the April 1 implementation date, the headlines were predictably awash with grim economic
Fox BusinessAug 22 2023
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Atlanta college reinstates COVID-19 mask mandate, social distancing as ‘precautionary measures’
On Monday, an Atlanta college announced it would reinstate a mask mandate and require students and faculty to social distance as “precautionary measures,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Morris Brown College, a private liberal arts college founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, recently announced on social media that all faculty and students would be required to
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