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3 days ago · By Antonio Planas and The Associated Press. Republican senators in North Carolina passed a bill Wednesday revoking a pandemic-era law allowing for masks to be worn in public for health concerns.
4 days ago · Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses.
4 days ago · At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, wearing a mask was mandatory in public places in many jurisdictions as well as federal buildings and property. This provoked an outcry from people on the ...
4 days ago · In May 2020, the legislature amended state law to clearly allow any person to wear a mask “for the purpose of ensuring the physical health or safety of the wearer or others.” G.S. 14-12.11 (a) (6). On May 15, 2024, the North Carolina Senate approved legislation that would repeal this provision.
5 days ago · The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended version of House Bill 237 on Tuesday morning that would prohibit the wearing of masks in public. The controversial bill, which would also increase criminal penalties for those who commit crimes while wearing a mask in public, comes in the wake of protests that have erupted on ...
4 days ago · RALEIGH, N.C. -- Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses.
5 days ago · R ALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a...
