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April 13, 2020

Coronavirus stay-at-home orders stir protests nationwide amid fears of economic collapse

At least 15,000 cars and trucks are expected to descend on Michigan’s state capital on Wednesday to protest what they are calling Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tyrannical new guidelines to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in the state.

April 13, 2020

California, Oregon, Washington governors announce their own plans to restart their economies amid coronavirus

The governors of California, Oregon and Washington on Monday announced a joint plan of action to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic and ultimately reopen their economies.

April 13, 2020

Cuomo, northeastern governors announce 'coordinated' regional effort to reopen amid coronavirus

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo along with governors of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware announced a regional effort to reopen the economy in a "coordinated way" amid the coronavirus crisis. 

April 7, 2020

States call on new graduates, retired medical staff to help fight coronavirus

The White House coronavirus task force says it’s possible 100,000 to 200,000 people in the U.S. may die from COVID-19, and the increasing number of cases has states calling for retired medical staff to return to work -- and for medical students to graduate early.

March 31, 2020

Ohio prison in quarantine as governor mulls coronavirus policies

Nearly 2,500 inmates at Marion Correctional Institution are in quarantine after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19.

March 29, 2020

Texas Gov. Abbott expands mandatory coronavirus quarantines to include travelers from Louisiana, other hard-hit areas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott updated an executive order Sunday aimed at reducing the amount of travel into his state from Louisiana and other areas hit hard by the coronavirus.

March 22, 2020

Cuomo calls for more NYC streets to be closed off to cars amid coronavirus

As an order requiring most New Yorkers to stay home from work and not gather in groups outside their families took effect Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called to ban more cars from New York City streets to slow the coronavirus pandemic.

March 22, 2020

Ohio, Louisiana issue new statewide coronavirus stay-at-home orders

Lousiana and Ohio became the latest states Sunday to announce they would issue sweeping restrictions urging citizens to stay at home in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus. 

March 15, 2020

New York City closes public schools amid coronavirus outbreak, affecting over 1.1 million students

New York City officials on Sunday said its public school system will close for over a month in an effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus, a decision affecting over 1.1 million children.

February 23, 2020

Mike Slater: Newsom's call for 'housing prescriptions' to solve homelessness 'fundamentally misses' problem

California radio host Mike Slater responded Sunday to Gov. Gavin Newsom's suggestion that doctors "should be able" to prescribe housing like they do medicine, calling it "so off the charts that you don’t even know where to begin."