Politics: mask mandates
Self-tutoring about politics and COVID: the tutor mentions mask mandates “States-side.”
My impression is that 8 US states, as well as the District of Columbia, have mask mandates of some kind, while 42 states have none. In particular, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, Illinois, and the District of Columbia have mask mandates for everyone. Rhode Island and Connecticut have them only for those unvaccinated.
This situation is changeable; above is how I understand it, as of today.
8 out of 50 = interesting, eh?
Source:
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.