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California Governor Gavin Newsom said at his Monday press conference that the state was adjusting some of the workplace closure guidelines it issued last week, specifically those around hair salons and barbershops and the “personal care services industry.” The governor said he had wanted to make the changes earlier, but that it “turned out that…

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday defended his controversial decision to take legal action to block Atlanta's mask mandate claiming that it's up to communities to defeat the coronavirus and not the government.He also chided critics who "have decided to play politics by exploiting these difficult emotional moments for political gain."The Republican governor, an ally of President Trump,…

Brian Kemp clarified his executive orders to block Atlanta and 14 other local governments from requiring face coverings Georgia governor Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta city officials to block them from enforcing masks in public. Photograph: Mike Stewart/AP The governor of Georgia is suing Atlanta’s mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is prohibiting local municipalities across the state from mandating that masks be worn in public to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp’s executive order issued Wednesday prevents local governments from enforcing mandatory face covering orders that are more restrictive than the current statewide order. The move effectively voided orders issued by at least 15 local governments across…