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Montgomery Requiring Face Coverings in Public

The Montgomery city council Tuesday has adopted a mask ordinance effective immediately. The ordinance requires facial coverings to be worn at all times by anyone over the age of 6 who can medically tolerate doing so in public spaces with 10 or more people. The ordinance will be in effect for 30 days unless the council repeals or amends it…

Greenville Mosquito Program a Success

An ordinance passed at the beginning of the summer by the city of Greenville was extremely successful in its first year. Fears over the Zika virus spreading to the United States caused many major cities to begin spraying pesticides in hopes of killing the mosquitoes that spread the disease. Greenville city officials hoped to avoid the costs and potential harm…

Transgender Restroom Ordinance Passed in Alabama City

The city of Oxford, Alabama, has passed an ordinance making it illegal to use a public restroom different from the gender on a person’s birth certificate. Council President Steven Waits tells local news outlets the ordinance passed Tuesday came in response to Target’s new restroom and changing room policies. Target announced the policies last week, which allow transgender employees and…