Tag: Mask mandate

Republican Members Blast Mask Mandate on House Side of Capitol

Many Republican members of the House of Representatives slammed the reinstatement of the mask mandate and the threat of arrest, asking how science applies when the Senate side is being exempt from the same rule. “What’s interesting, we stand out here in front of the Capitol by the chambers of the House, but as you…


California One-Ups CDC With More Restrictive Masking Guidance

California health officials have issued revised guidelines for mask-wearing that recommend universal masking indoors statewide, a posture that is stricter than updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC on July 27 revised its guidance on masking, citing the threat of the Delta variant, with the agency now recommending fully vaccinated people…


New Hampshire Gov. Rejects Imposing Mask Mandate After CDC Reversal

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, said Wednesday he’s opposed to bringing back a mask mandate in the state following a guidance reversal by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that now calls for some fully vaccinated people to wear facial coverings indoors. “Everyone in America agrees that the messaging out of Washington…


South Dakota Gov. Says No Mask Mandates Following CDC Reversal

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said that her state will not be imposing a mask mandate following a guidance reversal by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that is now urging some fully vaccinated people to wear facial coverings indoors. “The CDC shifts their position AGAIN,” Noem wrote in a post on Twitter….


Mask Mandate in Missouri’s St. Louis County Is Overturned

A mask mandate in Missouri’s St. Louis County has been overturned just one day after it went into effect. A county council meeting voted 5-2 on Tuesday evening to repeal the mandate that would have required masks to be worn in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status. “Too many American men and women have…


House Reimposes Masks Requirement on House Floor After New CDC Guidance

The U.S. House of Representatives is reimposing a mask mandate after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) again altered its COVID-19-related guidance telling fully vaccinated people to wear masks in some indoor areas. In a memo issued late Tuesday, Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician, said that masks will once again be required…


St. Louis Municipalities Refuse to Enforce Reinstated Mask Mandates

Both the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County have reinstated their mask mandates. Masks are once again required in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status. But three municipalities within the county announced that they will not enforce the mandate. Chesterfield, Wildwood, and Eureka have declared that they will not use law enforcement…


Missouri Attorney General Sues to Block St. Louis Area Mask Mandate

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit on Monday to stop the mask mandate in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, alleging that the newly reimposed masking requirement is “arbitrary and capricious” and violates the state constitution. Schmitt, a Republican, filed the suit (pdf) in a circuit court in St. Louis County, naming…


Orange County Superior Court Reinstates Mask Mandate

The Orange County Superior Court has reinstated its mask policy, requiring all visitors to wear masks regardless of vaccination status, after two people inside the building tested positive for COVID-19. The Santa Ana, Calif., courthouse’s order took effect July 26 and will remain in place until at least Aug. 6 “All persons entering the Central Justice…


St. Louis Imposes Indoor Mask Mandate Regardless of Vaccination Status

Officials said Friday that the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County are imposing an indoor mask mandate for anyone over the age of 5 regardless of vaccination status, citing a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and the spread of the Delta variant. The new rule, which goes into effect on July 26, requires mask-wearing…