Governors On East & West Coasts Form Pacts To Decide When To Reopen Economies
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'Governors on East and West coasts form pacts to decide when to reopen economies.' By Kristina Sgueglia, Cheri Mossburg and Maeve Reston, CNN. States on the country's East and West coasts are forming their own regional pacts to work together on how to reopen from the stay-at-home orders each has. NBC2, April 13, 2020. Excerpts:
States on the country's East and West coasts are forming their own regional pacts to work together on how to reopen from the stay-at-home orders each has issued to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. The first such group to be announced came Monday on the East Coast. Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his state, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island each plan to name a public health and economic official to a regional working group. The chief of staff of the governor of each state also will be a part of the group, which will begin work immediately to design a reopening plan.
Later on Monday, the West Coast states of California, Washington and Oregon also announced they are joining forces in a plan to begin incremental release of stay-at-home orders. Governors of the three states will collaborate on their approach to getting back to business in "in a safe, strategic, responsible way," as announced by California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The collaborative approach by governors on both coasts underscored the massive and complex calculations that the nation is facing as it looks at steps to reopen the economy at both the federal and state levels. Though the President has asserted that he has the authority to determine when the economy will reopen, governors and mayors around the country have moved swiftly in recent days to make it clear that they control the levers of power in their own states and cities with their ability to maintain closures of businesses and schools, and to enforce social distancing through their police departments.
...Seven East Coast states to work together on reopening
The East Coast group will study data research and the experience of other areas to deliver "guidelines and parameters to go forward," Cuomo said. He described it as a "sharing" of information, research and resources to come up with a "consistent, if not complementary" plan. Cuomo said people who work in New York City come from across borders every day -- they live in Connecticut and New Jersey, in addition to New York state -- and it only makes sense for the states to work in a coordinated way. "His workforce is my workforce, my workforce is his workforce, all these decisions affect everyone and the entire region. What this virus says is all of your lines and boundaries make no sense," Cuomo said, referring to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, another Democrat.
Any states who want to join are welcome to join, Cuomo said, adding that he is in touch with Massachusetts (joined, + DE, PA)...More, https://www.nbc-2.com/story/42001905/governors-on-east-and-west-coasts-form-pacts-to-decide-when-to-reopen-economies
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NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/us/coronavirus-updates.html
Daily Kos: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/13/1936971/-Blue-state-governors-say-science-not-Trump-will-determine-when-they-reopen
...“Well, seeing as we had the responsibility for closing the state down, I think we probably have the primary responsibility for opening it up," Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania tweeted in response to Trump's assertion Monday that he retained the ultimate authority to reopen America for business. On the East coast, Wolf is joining with the governors of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island to form a committee of public health officials and economic advisers to guide the timing of easing social distancing restrictions implemented at the state level.
The West coast governors of California, Oregon, and Washington sent a similar message, specifically noting that science—not Trump—would be the main driver of their public health decisions. "The West Coast is guided by science," California Gov. Gavin Newsom tweeted. "We issued stay at home orders early to keep the public healthy. We’ll open our economies with that same guiding principle." Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued a similar tweet, stating: "Our residents' health comes first," and adding that health outcomes and science, "not politics," would be the main driver of their public health decisions...
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