Updated Thursday at 6:06 p.m.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order Wednesday mandating the use of face masks in public spaces, becoming one of the latest cities to test an order from Gov. Brian Kemp that bars local governments from setting their own public health rules.
“We’ve given a lot of thought on it, and we will be going forward with a mask ordinance in our city today,” Bottoms told WABE Wednesday morning.
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