Masks off: Bill would allow Arizona businesses to ignore city, county mandates
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A medical worker, wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
By: Victoria Hill - Cronkite News
Posted at 9:28 AM, Feb 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-19 11:28:09-05
PHOENIX â A House committee has passed a Republican sponsored bill that would allow Arizona business owners to decide whether to enforce mask mandates for employees and customers, a move supporters say promotes freedom and critics call a threat to health and safety.
âItâs a simple bill â it restores the freedom and the liberties back to the individual, and the individuals that own a business, to make their own decisions,â said newly elected Rep. Joseph Chaplik of Scottsdale, a sponsor of House Bill 2770.
Salvation Army to help distribute more than 1.3 million face masks to Arizona communities
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The Salvation Army Tucson will be handing out free masks to communities across Arizona on Feb. 23.
and last updated 2021-02-19 20:29:52-05
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Salvation Army is teaming with Ford Motor Company and local Ford dealers to provide over 1.3 million free medical-grade face masks to communities across Arizona.
Distribution begins with Ford Mask Donation Day on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or while supplies last; limit of 20 masks per person), with nearly 32,000 masks available during a contactless, drive-thru event at The Salvation Army Tucson Hospitality House, located at 1002 N. Main Ave.