May 17, 2020 VA ban of Memorial Day tradition 'perverse' if beaches can reopen amid coronavirus, NY county official says A longtime Memorial Day weekend tradition to honor veterans is now canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Sunday urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider.
May 17, 2020 Gov. Sununu 'very confident' New Hampshire's economy can restart safely amid coronavirus outbreak New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu told “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday he’s “very confident” restaurants in his state can reopen safely for outdoor dining amid the coronavirus pandemic.
May 17, 2020 Colorado Gov. Polis pushes back against CDC's coronavirus death counts Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, pushed back against recent coronavirus death counts, including those conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], days after his own state’s health department acknowledged that its numbers had been inflated by including people who had the virus but died from other causes.
May 13, 2020 NYC health head rejected NYPD mask plea: 'I don't give 2 rats' a--es about your cops' New York City’s health commissioner blew off an urgent NYPD request for 500,000 surgical masks as the coronavirus crisis mounted — telling a high-ranking police official that “I don’t give two rats’ a--es about your cops,” according to a report.
May 13, 2020 Oakland police suspend sex-offender registrations during coronavirus pandemic, officials say Due to the threat from the coronavirus, the Oakland Police Department has closed its registry unit where many of the city’s sex offenders are required to check in every month, officials said.
May 13, 2020 Polygamy essentially decriminalized in Utah Polygamy is now effectively decriminalized in Utah.
May 13, 2020 Georgia small-business owners wary of reopening too quickly as coronavirus restrictions lifted About three weeks after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s controversial decision to begin reopening the state’s economy, confirmed coronavirus cases throughout the state have decreased -- but many small-business owners and consumers remain nervous about the potential for future outbreaks.
May 10, 2020 NYC to increase social-distancing 'ambassadors' to fight coronavirus spread New York City will be adding over 1,000 non-police "social distancing ambassadors" to enforce the rules in the coming weeks, the mayor announced, after some critics hit back at the NYPD's response.
May 10, 2020 Cuomo touts New York's decline in hospitalizations, effectively reverses mandate linked to nursing-home deaths With New York City's lockdown executive order set to expire on May 15, Gov. Andrew Cuomo celebrated a steep decline in hospitalizations and deaths due to the coronavirus during Sunday's daily briefing with reporters -- even as he sought to address the state's sky-high nursing home death count, which came after a state directive mandating that nursing homes take on positive COVID-19 patients.
May 4, 2020 Ohio Gov. DeWine hits 'obnoxious' protesters of coronavirus response after clashes with journalists, official Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine chastised protesters upset with coronavirus lockdown measures who he said were “disrespectful” and “obnoxious” to the media and a member of his cabinet over the weekend.