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No use of the phrase โmask mandateโ could have been a political move by Gov. Northam
During Governor Ralph Northamโs 32-minute news conference Thursday, not once did he use the phrase โmask mandateโ while addressing the policy for grades K through 12 -- even when asked about it multiple times. That has many wondering if it was a political move ahead of Novemberโs election.