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Arkansas Rejects Call for Mandatory Unified Mask Law

City of Fayetteville
Mayor Lioneld Jordan poses with his mask in Fayetteville which passed an emergency ordinance last week requiring face coverings in most public places.

At least two Arkansas towns have passed COVID-19 emergency public mask-wearing measures with the establishment of additional county and city codes likely in the coming months. Calls for a unified mask code in Arkansas have been rejected by Governor Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Nate Smith, saying the state's voluntary mask requirements are sufficient. So far, over a dozen states have statewide public mask-wearing mandates. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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