{"id":189433,"date":"2021-03-04T17:15:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189433"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:15:38","slug":"ala-gov-ivey-fails-to-lift-restrictions-extends-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ala-gov-ivey-fails-to-lift-restrictions-extends-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ala. Gov. Ivey fails to lift restrictions, extends mask mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fala-gov-ivey-fails-to-lift-restrictions-extends-mask-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2381960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2381960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by SETH HERALD\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:15 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The state of Alabama failed to rescind harmful COVID restrictions as Governor Kay Ivey (R) moved to extend her mask mandate for another month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to get past Easter and allow more residents to get their first vaccine shot,\u201d Ivey said. \u201cBefore we take a step that some other states have taken to remove the mask order altogether and lift the restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2381961\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2381961\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2381961 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-630159892.jpg\" alt=\"MOBILE, AL - DECEMBER 17: President-elect Donal Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, left, poses for photos with Alabama Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on December 17, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. President-elect Trump has been visiting several states that he won, to thank people for their support during the U.S. election. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2381961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kellyanne Conway, left, poses for photos with Alabama Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on December 17, 2016. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ivey was widely expected to fully reopen her state after Texas and Mississippi revoked mask mandates and lockdowns earlier this week. However, the Alabama governor appears to have caved to Joe Biden\u2019s pressure to keep the lockdown in place.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even with this positive news, Dr. Harris &#038; I believe more Alabamians need to get their 1st shot before we take a step some other states have taken to remove the mask order altogether &#038; lift all restrictions. Folks, we\u2019re not there yet, but we&#8217;re getting close. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alpolitics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#alpolitics<\/a> 2\/8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Kay Ivey (@GovernorKayIvey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorKayIvey\/status\/1367521696874450947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEven when we lift the mask order, I will continue to wear my mask while I\u2019m around others and strongly urge my fellow citizens to use common sense and do the same thing,\u201d Ivey said. \u201cBut at that time, it will become a matter of personal responsibility and not a government mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican states signaled they will follow Texas\u2019 lead and lift the remaining restrictions in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-sen-johnson-to-force-clerks-to-read-bill-delay-relief-vote\/\">GOP Sen. Johnson To Force Clerks To Read Bill, Delay Relief Vote<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by SETH HERALD\/AFP via Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:15 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 4, 2021 The state of Alabama failed to rescind harmful COVID restrictions as Governor &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274742,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-630159892.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Ala. Gov. 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