States, cities and municipalities are reacting to falling coronavirus case numbers by considering the weakening of mandates in school and in public.

Some are pretending their mandates got us to this point, even though there is little evidence that they had any impact at all.

In Alabama, candidate for governor Lew Burdette is unfairly using Governor Kay Ivey’s support for mask mandates early on in the pandemic to criticize her and compare her to people pushing masks today.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9AM weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10AM to noon.