Finally, some governors are coming to their senses on all these mask mandates which have no true science for working behind them at all.
On Feb. 9th Republican Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa announced that the citizens of Iowa would be making their own decisions relative to coronavirus: no more mask requirement, no more social distancing requirement, no more limits on public gatherings.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) lifted the state’s mask mandate Friday, fulfilling a campaign pledge, after he said the state has made significant progress vaccinating the most vulnerable against COVID-19.
Gianforte has been a vocal opponent to the mask mandate, which was signed into law by his predecessor, Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock in July.
The governor made the announcement Wednesday, during a signing ceremony for legislation that would shield businesses, health care providers, houses of worship and nonprofit organizations from coronavirus-related lawsuits.
Gianforte last month said the legislation was a priority and he would wait to remove the mask mandate until it was signed. His other threshold for removing the mandate was having a vaccine available to vulnerable populations.
“We will continue to provide incentives to protect the health and safety and we will emphasize personal responsibility over mandates,” Gianforte said Wednesday. “When it comes down to it, I trust Montanans, and together we can combat this public health and economic pandemic with personal responsibility and by looking out for one another.”
Gianforte noted that coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths have been declining and that the state has made good progress vaccinating people…
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