The last time Illinois lawmakers tried for a statewide mask ban was in 2017, when a bill targeting protesters proposed making it a misdemeanor to conceal one’s identity from a “ peace” officer.

Rep. Timothy Horrigan, D-Durham, argued against the bill, noting that more than 1.2 million people died in the U.S. due to COVID-19.

Bill Murray has opened up about what happened on the set of “ Being Mortal,” Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut that was shut down over complaints of the prolific comedian’s on-set misconduct.

Caving to Trump’s Demands, Columbia University Says It Will Ban Mask-Wearing Enforcing such an order while allowing exceptions for health can be a dicey matter. Julia Métraux Reporter Bio ...

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Griffin Borden, 4, of Emmaus prepares to receive his COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic in Whitehall.

Far from “protecting our communities,” as Del. Boafo claimed, the bill would discourage people from wearing masks at a time when rates of the flu, COVID, RSV, H5N1 and other respiratory ...

On Friday, Sen. Carl Bjerke, R-Couer D’Alene, spoke in support of the bill, decrying “ridiculous” parts of mask mandates during COVID-19.

Garden City Mayor John Evans, who said he opposed COVID-19 mask mandates and stay-home orders, spoke in opposition to the bill Wednesday. Evans said the bill is so absolute it makes him nervous.

New York lawmakers are set to weigh a bill that would increase penalties for mask-wearing creeps even as Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have abandoned the effort she’d backed as the city saw a ...

Idaho bill proposed to ban government mask mandates by cities, schools, public health districts, and others following COVID-19 pandemic.

The bill would make it a petty disorderly persons offense for people to congregate in public while wearing masks or obscuring their faces in some way to conceal their identity. There would be a ...