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COVID conflict: Democratic governors skip ahead of Biden and CDC on easing mask mandates

WASHINGTON — Several Democratic governors are moving to ease some indoor mask mandates, skipping ahead of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Biden administration, which continue to urge Americans to wear masks indoors regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.

Los Angeles Times

The CDC Stands Firm on 'Universal Masking' in Schools as Blue States Abandon That Policy

Rochelle Walensky says "now is not the moment" to stop forcing masks on children. Democratic politicians increasingly disagree.

Reason

Ballotpedia’s Daily Brew: Delaware and New Jersey lift statewide school mask requirements

On Feb. 7, two governors—Delaware’s John Carney (D) and New Jersey’s Phil Murphy (D)—issued separate announcements lifting their states’ school mask requirements for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year. Local authorities will now have the power to issue school mask requirements in both states.

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Blue states move to drop mask mandates

"We are not going to manage COVID to zero," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said.

Axios

Governor ending New Jersey's school mask mandate

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will end a statewide mask mandate that was instituted to protect against COVID-19 in schools and child care centers

The Independent UK

New Jersey to lift school mask mandate in March

NEW YORK — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will lift the state mask mandate for schools on March 7, but local districts will still have the authority to keep their own in place.

Tribune News Service

Scholz and Biden warn Russia would pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion – as it happened

Joe Biden issues stark advice to Americans in Ukraine: ‘Leave’

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Brickbat: That's My Story

The New Jersey legislature has approved a bill allowing police officers to view their bodycam video before they write their reports, except in cases where somebody has died. The bill now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy vetoed a similar bill in November.

Reason

State efforts to close the K-12 digital divide may come up short

In 2021, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced that education officials in his state had “closed” the digital divide by ensuring that every public school student had a laptop or tablet and internet access.

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