The proposal, which falls short of the ban that had been in place for decades pre-COVID-19, is effectively dead, state ...

Following masked pro-Palestinian demonstrations, New York’s governor is pushing to create a new offense for those who wear masks while harassing others.

Assemblymember Jen Lunsford, a Democrat, said Hochul's proposal creates a "violation level crime to wear a mask with the ...

But by this year’s Legislative session, Hochul’s calls for a mask ban had all but evaporated until last month. Now, she is labeling it one of her “top four” budget priorities, just days ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) took a hard-line stance on including a provision to add a ban on face masks in public with the intent to harass, a notion that became entangled with concerns over the ...

New York state lawmakers returned to Albany on Monday as state budget negotiations continued, nearly a week after the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s inclusion of last-minute policy proposals in the state budget is holding back progress, legislative ...

At Columbia University, which has long borne witness to protests and dissent, the atmosphere has shifted under a new regime ...

Hong Kong’s top court has overturned its previous decision regarding the anti-mask law, ruling that the ban announced at the height of the 2019 anti-government protests was valid. The judgement ...

When the Hong Kong government announced a ban on wearing masks on October 4, they said it was to quell the wave of protests in the city. But many said the move was a case of “adding fuel to the ...