(About 15 states never issued a mask mandate, so those decisions have long fallen to local businesses, governments, and schools.) There appears to be a clear urban-rural split in many states.

When the mask mandates crumbled, Marvin Williams was more than happy to remove the “masks required” sign from the front door of Abrusci’s Fire & Vine, the Italian restaurant he manages in ...

POINT. AND WE FOUND WENDY OF PEOPLE THAT DIDN’T QUITE WANT TO DROP THEIR MASKS JUST YET. MIXED REACTION NOW THAT THE STATE’S MASK ORDER HAS ENDED. >> I’LL CONTINUE TO KEEP MY MASK ON EVEN ...

Stamford reinstates mask mandate as other towns and cities, including Hartford, hold off Alex Putterman, Hartford Courant Tue, December 21, 2021 at 10:18 PM UTC ...

With COVID-19 surging across Connecticut and the highly infectious omicron variant creeping north from New York, the city of Stamford on Tuesday reinstated a citywide mask mandate, joining Bridgepo… ...