Abrupt end to mask mandates reflects a shifting political landscape.

As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is acutely aware that his state’s residents are increasingly desperate for their old lives, worried about their children’s schooling and exasperated by masks and other restrictions....
Philadelphia is not ready to lift indoor mask mandate just yet.

Philadelphia is not ready to lift indoor mask mandate just yet.

As the omicron variant winds down, mask mandates are being lifted around the Delaware Valley. Delaware state officials addressed changes to the universal mask mandate on Tuesday. “Effective Friday, February 11 at 8 a.m., masks will not be required by the state...