April 15, 2020 California's Newsom announces $125M fund to give coronavirus stimulus checks to immigrants in state illegally California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday plans to give cash payments to adult immigrants living illegally in the state to help them weather the coronavirus crisis.
April 14, 2020 Ohio prisons see rise in coronavirus infections, deaths while union questions state leadership Ohio's prison guard union is raising questions about the state's handling of coronavirus in its prisons after a guard and inmate die from COVID-19.
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.Â
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.Â