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North Carolina's contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing became law on Thursday after GOP lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by the state's Democratic governor. The Senate gave its ...
As of January 8, 2024, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Three territories have Democratic governors, while one has an independent governor. Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico is a member of the New Progressive Party, although he is also affiliated with the Democratic Party. [6]
The incident prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams, both Democrats, to express support for a mask ban. The governor said she’s begun conversations with Adams and state ...
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At the beginning of the pandemic to early June 2020, Democratic-led states had higher case rates than Republican-led states, while in the second half of 2020, Republican-led states saw higher case and death rates than states led by Democrats. As of mid-2021, states with tougher policies generally had fewer COVID cases and deaths {needs update}.
Hochul has said that any future ban in New York would still allow people to mask for medical reasons and a similar exemption was added to North Carolina’s law before it passed.
The first death was reported in Wyandotte County, a man in his 70s who died from a heart condition, and tested positive for COVID-19 afterward. [9] On March 13, a case was reported in Wichita, a Butler County man in his 70s with recent international travel. [10] On March 12, Governor Laura Kelly declared a state of emergency. [11]
A social media claim suggests 16 states do not have mask requirements because they are governed by Republicans. But that lacks context. Fact check: Some states with GOP governors did have mask ...