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The Transportation Security Administration is in charge of enforcing the rule, and will likewise extend its security measures for the next two weeks.

CDC tacks 2 more weeks onto mask mandate for public transit

Apr 14, 2022 ◇ Alexandra Jones/Courthouse News Service

The CDC said Wednesday it will extend its face mask requirement on public transit for an additional 15 days - as a coalition of 21 states, including Arizona, filed a suit challenging the continued implementation of the public transportation mask mandate. Read more»

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As COVID-19 transmission plummets, some states are lifting mask mandates and other pandemic restrictions.

States craft their COVID exit strategies

Feb 15, 2022 ◇ Christine Vestal/Stateline

Polls indicate pandemic-weary Americans are desperate to get their old lives back, and as Omicron fades and scientists consider when to declare COVID-19 endemic - and, therefore, here to stay - in the United States, some states are beginning to lift pandemic restrictions. Read more»

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Arizona Republicans seek sovereignty over federal COVID mandates

Feb 3, 2022 ◇ Michael McDaniel/Courthouse News Service

Arizona Republican lawmakers seek sovereignty over federal COVID mandates in a slate of new bills. Read more»


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