Seeking to end a federal government mandate that requires people using public transportation to wear masks, Florida’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on March 29 representing 21 states that want the order halted. The 14-month mask mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “unlawful,” attorney general Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) told reporters at a press conference at the state Capitol. The mask mandate had been set to expire on March 18, but was extended by the Biden administration until at least April 18. “If you look at what’s going on around the country and in Florida,” DeSantis said, “we’ve been very clear that we want people to be able to make their own decisions. We don’t believe in COVID theater.” “Forcing people to wear masks on airplanes,” he added, “is not something that’s grounded in any science.” And the policy hurts the people of his …