Lawmakers in a New York county approved a controversial bill criminalizing mask wearing amid a summer bump in COVID-19 cases. On Long Island, the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature ...

Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons, advances in North Carolina Updated on: May 17, 2024 / 9:10 AM EDT / AP U.S. to stop giving out free COVID tests ...

Critics say the bill could make it illegal to wear a mask in public as a way to protect against COVID-19 or for other health reasons.

Republican leaders say the bill isn’t intended to prohibit people with legitimate health concerns from wearing masks. “Anyone who has health concerns will still be able to wear a mask,” said ...

Republicans say the bill is only focused on people who mask as a means to conceal their identity. North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime | WUNC ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People wearing a mask during protests in North Carolina could face extra penalties if arrested, under proposed legislation that critics say could make it illegal to wear a ...

A revised bill drafted by Republicans that changes state law on wearing masks and implements new campaign finance provisions could reach Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk this week.

Most of the pushback against the bill has centered around its removal of health and safety exemptions for wearing a mask in public. The health exemption was added at the start of the COVID-19 ...