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Parents lawsuit challenges mask mandate ban

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas parents have sued the state seeking to overturn a law prohibiting schools and other governmental bodies from requiring face masks. The parents asked a Pulaski County judge in a filing dated Monday to issue a temporary order blocking... Read More.

Democrats ask Governor to lift mask mandate ban

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers in Arkansas, which has the nation’s highest COVID-19 rate, urged the governor and Republicans who control the Legislature on Thursday to lift the state’s ban on schools and government entities requiring people to wear... Read More.
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State Senate votes to prohibit state-wide mask mandate

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday voted to prohibit the state from reimposing a mask mandate to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, a day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson lifted the requirement. The Senate voted 20-9 in favor of the measure prohibiting... Read More.
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Mayor: Mask mandate stays in city buildings

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Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington on Wednesday said in a statement that the city will still require face coverings, despite Governor Asa Hutchinson’s decision to lift the statewide mask mandate. Here is Washington’s statement. In response to the governor lifting the state-wide mask mandate, the City... Read More.

Governor lifts mask mandate effective immediately

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By Ray King As expected, Governor Asa Hutchinson Tuesday lifted the state-wide mask mandate that had been put in place last year in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. At his weekly COVID-19 press conference, Hutchinson said that just because the mandate was... Read More.
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Governor vetoed bill on refunding mask mandate fines

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation requiring the state to refund fines imposed on businesses violating coronavirus safety rules, as the state’s virus cases and hospitalizations continued to drop. The sponsor of the refund legislation said he’ll seek... Read More.

Governor: Mask mandate likely to end

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month. On CNN’s ‘State of the Union,’... Read More.
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COVID-19 cases near 34,000 as mask mandate begins

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By Ray King Monday marked the first day of Governor Asa Hutchinson’s mask mandate to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as the state neared the 34,000 mark in cumulative cases. During his daily update, Hutchinson said there were 699 new cases reported in the past 24... Read More.
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