The premier of the Australian state of Victoria, Dan Andrews, whose capital city Melbourne drew international attention in September for its harsh police response to protests against COVID-19 restrictions, has been fined $400 by police for not wearing a face mask. Victoria Police on Friday afternoon confirmed that Andrews had been fined $200 each time for…
Aussie State Leader Dan Andrews Fined $400 for Not Wearing Face Mask
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A debt limit compromise: Senate leaders are working on a last-minute bipartisan deal that would prevent a default, for now. But is the White House on board? A member of “the squad” is taking heat. It comes after she said that she was only wearing a mask because she had a tracker from the other…
Florida Education Commissioner Seeks Additional Penalty for School Districts Imposing Mask Mandates
Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is recommending that the state’s board of education impose stricter financial sanctions on school districts that are acting in violation of state rules about mask requirements. According to memos posted Tuesday, Corcoran has found at least 10 school districts to be non-compliant with Florida’s mask policies, which give parents the…
‘Incredibly Important:’ Louisiana Governor Extends Indoor Mask Mandate
Louisiana’s governor this week extended his indoor mask mandate, arguing that evidence shows masks can slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. “I think this is incredibly important,” Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, told a briefing. Edwards pointed to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study that found schools…
Florida’s Ban on School Mask Mandates Reinstated
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ban on school mask mandates is back in effect after an appeals court ruled in favor of the governor on Friday. The First District Court of Appeals, a state court, agreed to grant an emergency motion filed by the DeSantis administration late Wednesday. The appeal was filed hours after Circuit Judge John Cooper…
US Doubles Fines for Violators of Mask Mandate at Airports, on Trains
President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday doubled the fines for people who are caught violating the federal mask mandate in effect at airports and on some modes of public transportation. The fees, previously ranging from $250 to first-time offenders to up to $1,500 for repeat offenders, will now be $500 and up for people caught…
UNC Students Say Campus Is Unsafe, Demand Stricter COVID-19 Policies
Student leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are raising objections to the school’s COVID-19 policies, which they say are not strict enough to ensure safety of the already overwhelmingly vaccinated campus. At a Sept. 2 meeting, a group of student leaders read a statement released by UNC Student Government titled, “Enough…
Colorado High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest School Mask Requirement
High school students in Douglas County, Colorado, staged protests Wednesday calling for the end of a classroom mask mandate, ABC 7 Denver reported. Students from ThunderRidge High School walked out of class around 9:30 a.m. in protest of the classroom mask requirement, ABC 7 reported. On Monday, the Tri-County Health Department board voted in favor…
10-Year-Old Urges Citizens to ‘Be Like Power Rangers and Fight Back!’ After Florida School Board Imposes Mask Mandate
On Aug. 31, the Hernando County School Board convened an emergency meeting and voted by a measure of three to two to impose a mask mandate for students in the Hernando County School System. This makes Hernando County the 11th Florida school board to impose mask mandates on children. In response, a 10-year-old Hernando County…
Arizona Governor Threatens to Block School Aid Over Mask Mandates
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said that schools defying a state executive order banning mask mandates won’t be eligible to receive federal coronavirus relief grant funding through a program he created. On Aug. 17, Ducey announced an investment of $10 million for an immediate relief program for K-12 students and families. “The funding will provide choice…
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