California reimposes its indoor mask mandate due to fears of the spread of the Omicron variant. The mandate will last until at least January 15. 2021-12-15
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces that the Biden administration will offer financial help to schools who defy mask mandate bans imposed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Texas governor Greg Abbott. This comes following criticism of DeSantis and Abbott from the Biden administration for banning schools from imposing mask mandates. 2021-08-13
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issues a mask mandate for indoor public spaces to combat the spread of COVID-19. 2021-07-28
St. Louis and St. Louis County will reimpose their mask mandate for residents in indoor public places and on transportation as part of an attempt to reduce the spread of the Lineage B.1.617 SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. The order will be in effect on July 26. 2021-07-23
Chicago Public Schools announces that face masks will be required in all of their public schools this fall, regardless of the vaccination status in the city. 2021-07-22
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon issues a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces, tighter restrictions on gathering sizes, and a reduction in hours for certain businesses. The mask mandate will go into effect on December 9 and will last until January 8. 2020-12-7
Sierra Vista, Arizona announces that it will reinstate their mask mandate amid a rise of cases in Cochise County. 2020-11-6
A 59-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of threatening to kidnap and kill Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple over opposition to the city's mitigation measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-10-16
The city council of Ames, Iowa passes a mask mandate with a vote of 5-1. The decision came after the "New York Times" named the city as a COVID-19 hotspot. 2020-09-1
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves extends the state's mask mandate to two weeks. 2020-08-31