Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she will sign an executive order mandating the use of face masks in public spaces. It's the latest test of an order from Gov. Brian Kemp that bars local governments from setting their own public health policies.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she'll sign an executive order requiring face coverings in public but hasn't offered specifics. She's shown here speaking on Capitol Hill in 2019.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she'll sign an executive order requiring face coverings in public but hasn't offered specifics. She's shown here speaking on Capitol Hill in 2019.
"We've given a lot of thought on it, and we will be going forward with a mask ordinance in our city today," Bottoms toldHer remarks come a day after Bottoms told ABC's"Good Morning America" that she has asked Kemp to allow her to mandate masks in the city and he refused. Kemp has said he believes Georgians do not need mandates to follow best public health practices. On Wednesday, a spokesman for the governor declined to comment on the news.
Bottoms now says the city of Atlanta will move forward anyway but did not provide many specifics about the order. Her decision comes two days after announcing in a
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