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May 17, 2024 · GOP-backed bill would outlaw most masks in public in North Carolina. A bill that would roll back a pandemic-era law allowing people to wear masks in public for health reasons is gaining momentum in the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly. Why it matters: House Bill 237 is not targeted at those who wear masks for health reasons but is instead ...
May 17, 2024 · Just this week, the North Carolina Senate passed House Bill 237, “Unmasking Mobs and Criminals” along party lines. The legislation restricts the wearing of face masks in public to hide a criminal’s identity. The law was originally enacted to prevent the Ku Klux Klan from hiding their identities while terrorizing black North Carolinians in ...
May 15, 2024 · A sign on the door of Hunky Dory, a record store and smoke shop in Durham, N.C., pictured here on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, instructs patrons to wear a mask inside at all times, including in ...
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3 days ago · The North Carolina House on Wednesday rejected controversial Senate amendments to a bill that would, among other things, ban wearing masks in public, even for health reasons. The bill now goes to a conference committee for possible changes. Current state law allows people to wear masks in public for health reasons, an exemption added during the ...
May 14, 2024 · A law enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 allowed North Carolinians to wear masks in public to protect their health. House Bill 237 would strike that language from the law.
4 days ago · The state House of Representatives will vote Wednesday not to sign off on a proposal from the state Senate to repeal the law that allows people to wear masks in public for health reasons ...
May 16, 2024 · Laura Leslie, WRAL News. An effort by North Carolina lawmakers that would prohibit people from wearing masks for health reasons would violate federal laws that protect free speech and access to...
