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Restaurant win, skiing changes, seafood boost: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended a mask order until Jan. 22 as the state experiences a record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris announced the extension during a news conference at the Alabama Capitol. The order, which requires face coverings to be worn in public when interacting within 6 feet of people outside one’s household, had been scheduled to expire Friday. ...

BLOG A Yakima area gym owner was fined $38,556 by the Washington Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) for staying open and operating safely during the pandemic. The gym owner appealed the decision to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) and won a reversal of the decision. The appeals board ruled that L&I did not show sufficient evidence that the gym, Anytime Fitness’s employees were at risk of exposure to COVID-19. In what could be the canary in the coal mine for many businesses, the ruling shows that there are limits to the fines that L&I can assess. L&I’s overly aggressive e...

YAKIMA — A state industrial appeals judge has ruled that the state Department of Labor & Industries did not show sufficient evidence to fine an Anytime Fitness owner in the