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BOISE, Idaho A proposed public health order that would have included a mask mandate for Idaho’s most populated region was voted down on Tuesday as hundreds of protesters again gathered outside the Central District Health building in Boise.
A previous attempt to vote on the order was abruptly halted last week after Boise city police asked the board to end the meeting early amid protest-related safety fears.
Dodge City mayor resigns after threats
By the Associated Press
Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw is resigning after receiving threats over supporting a mask mandate.
Warshaw announced Tuesday that her resignation is effective immediately. The Dodge City Globe reports that Warshaw has been threatened since being quoted in a USA Today story published Friday. In the article, she said she supported a mask mandate.
Warshaw said Tuesday she loves Dodge City, but she is concerned that people are not acting “normally” because of pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the emails threatening Warshaw have been turned over to police. Dodge City Police Chief Drew Francis said the department is determining a proper response to the emails.
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Kansas mayor resigns after threats over backing mask mandate
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 7:42 pm EDT
DODGE CITY, Kan. A western Kansas mayor announced her immediate resignation Tuesday because of threats she has received after publicly supporting a mask mandate.
Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw said she was concerned about her safety after encountering aggression, including threats via phone and email, after she was quoted in a USA Today article Friday supporting a mask mandate, The Dodge City Globe reported.
“I understand people are under a lot of pressure from various things that are happening around society like the pandemic, the politics, the economy, so on and so forth, but I also believe that during these times people are acting not as they normally would,” Warshaw said.
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ZAGREB, Croatia Croatia says a record 92 people have died in the past 24 hours from the coronavirus.
Authorities on Wednesday confirmed 3,327 new cases of infections in the country of 4.2 million.
Meanwhile, Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic appeared in public after more than two weeks in self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus. Plenkovic met with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is visiting Croatia as part of a regional tour.