OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Cities in Nebraska juggle the issue of whether to require masks as the states governor continues to resist issuing a statewide mask mandate while the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on the state.
The Omaha suburb of Papillion is voting Thursday on a proposal to require masks in public buildings. Grand Island police have made clear theyll enforce that citys mandate, passed last week, by charging violators with public nuisance counts.
A surge in cases in recent weeks led Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts to reissue some statewide restrictions, including requiring masks in salons and tattoo parlors. But Ricketts has refused to impose a statewide mask mandate.
