New York City formally ends its mask mandate for its school district as well as its indoor vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars and theaters. 2022-03-7
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
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issues a mask mandate for indoor public spaces as part of an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The mandate will be in effect on July 31. 2021-07-29
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
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announces that the state will lift its mask mandate and gathering restrictions, which will take effect on Sunday. 2021-02-5
Governor Tony Evers issues a new mask mandate after the Legislature voted to repeal the original mandate. 2021-02-4
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
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issues a mask mandate for 13 additional counties in the state in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2020-12-1
Wayne County, Michigan issues a mask mandate for outdoor spaces and businesses. 2020-10-8
Governor Jared Polis says that the state might extend its mask mandate in indoor public spaces for another 30 days. 2020-09-11