From coast to coast, states are teaming up to fight the coronavirus pandemic and reopen their economies. Here's how.
It's been a little over a month since states started enacting social distancing and stay-at-home orders.
State leaders are starting to determine whether their states are ready to reopen their economies and slowly lift restrictions.Several states are forming regional coalitions as a way to work together and stimulate economies at the same time. Here are some governors who have already decided to team up: NortheastRead MoreOn the East Coast, the Northeastern states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are coordinating to reopen the economy.
CA, WA, and OR will work together on a shared vision focused on health--not politics. Together--we'll meet this moment. https://t.co/o1lTRudVwC — Gavin Newsom April 13, 2020 Inslee also tweeted that"any successful lifting of interventions must include a robust system for testing, tracking and isolating.""The states will work together to share best practices and coordinate a framework to get it done," Inslee tweeted.Upper Great Plains Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told reporters Monday he'd contact the governors of Michigan and Wisconsin to begin thinking regionally in terms of opening up the economies in each state.
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