Officials in two states issue cease-and-desist letters after Hobby Lobby defies coronavirus lockdown

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Cannot copy txt. It' CO & OH.

[Eugene]

1. Hobby Lobby Defies Stay-at-Home Orders by Reopening Some Stores

Source: New York Times

Hobby Lobby Defies Stay-at-Home Orders by Reopening Some Stores

Authorities in two states sent cease-and-desist letters to the craft store chain.

By Neil Vigdor
April 2, 2020
Updated 2:23 p.m. ET

The arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby was accused of defying stay-at-home orders in at least four states during the coronavirus outbreak, prompting officials to take action against the retailer.

The moves by state and local authorities in Colorado, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin to shut the stores down came as governors across much of the United States have signed stay-at-home orders and health authorities have urged Americans to practice social distancing. Still, some haven’t heeded the advice, from spring breakers to some megachurches. In Florida, a pastor was arrested after defying virus orders.

W. Eric Kuhn, the senior assistant state attorney general of Colorado, where there are 10 stores, sent a cease-and-desist letter to the company after it had reopened its stores in the state this week. The letter said the company’s actions violated a March 25 executive order signed by Gov. Jared Polis directing Coloradans to stay at home and requiring all businesses to close that were not designated by state health officials as critical.

Ohio’s attorney general, Dave Yost, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that he had sent a similar cease-and-desist letter to Hobby Lobby and that the company had agreed to close stores in his state, where there are 10.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/us/hobby-lobby-colorado-virus.html

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2. TY Eugene!

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3. YEAH to my state (CO) and its Democratic Governor and AG!

and I'll give a nod for the R shitstain Governor of OH, since he's been one of the more responsible RW a'holes lately.

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4. Yaaay!