A handful of sheriffs in Washington State have said they won’t enforce the governor’s shutdown orders. But who are the state’s rural residents actually listening to? ~health Article 6159 words 6 votes
Michigan Governor Whitmer announces plan for free college tuition for front-line workers battling coronavirus ~life education.higher Article 628 words 13 votes
Maryland governor Larry Hogan shows what a post-Trump, more moderate GOP could look like ~misc politics Article 1553 words 7 votes
New York City aims to open up 100 miles of streets to pedestrians during crisis ~health Article 481 words 4 votes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo orders all people to wear face coverings in public ~health Article 96 words 11 votes
South Dakota’s governor resisted ordering people to stay home. Now it has one of the nation’s largest coronavirus hot spots ~health Article 1813 words 8 votes
Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election ~news usa.wi politics Article 157 words 9 votes
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis quietly signs second order overruling all local coronavirus orders, including church bans ~health Article 1066 words 7 votes
Florida governor issues coronavirus stay-at-home order after heavy criticism ~health Article 776 words 14 votes
Hogan, Northam, Bowser order residents in Maryland, Virginia, DC to stay at home ~health Article 1663 words 7 votes
Newsom: California will have enough ventilators to meet COVID-19 demand ~health healthcare Article 843 words 7 votes
Gov. Gavin Newsom deploys California National Guard to assist food banks during coronavirus outbreak ~health Article 434 words 6 votes
Governor mandates all resorts, restaurants, and bars in Nevada must close for thirty days to prevent the spread of coronavirus ~health Article 423 words 5 votes
California hotels are being used for coronavirus quarantines, Gavin Newsom announces ~health Article 437 words 5 votes
Coronavirus update: Gov. Newsom warns of more California school closings, leaders call for calm ~health Article 1295 words 8 votes
The Democrats do terribly in state elections and it really matters ~misc politics Video 3:31, published Sep 23 2016 6 votes
Gov. Jim Justice is West Virginia’s richest man and owns its most storied resort. When lobbyists and state agencies book there, he profits. ~misc politics Article 5791 words 9 votes
Florida's governor limits the voting rights of former felons ~news usa.fl politics Article 456 words 7 votes
Maine Governor signs strictest internet protections in the US ~tech internet Article 839 words, published Jun 7 2019 8 votes
At least one in three Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget. ~misc politics Article 5645 words 18 votes
Powered by the people: A genuine populist is running for West Virginia governor ~news usa.wv politics Article 2531 words 9 votes
Mills signs bill to make Maine the first state to ban Native American school mascots ~news usa.me politics Article 437 words 8 votes
Connecticut Senate gives final approval to $15 minimum wage; Gov. Ned Lamont pledges to sign bill ~news usa.ct politics Article 1283 words 8 votes
Maryland just became the sixth state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour ~finance Article 1115 words 23 votes
Judge restores Wisconsin governor's powers, strikes down GOP laws ~news usa.wi politics law Article 430 words 12 votes
Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe ~news usa.va politics Article 564 words 15 votes
Premier Daniel Andrews has just announced that the Victorian government will ban gay conversion therapy in that state ~lgbt Article 217 words 9 votes
Ex-Jakarta Governor Ahok, jailed for blasphemy, freed ~news indonesia.jakarta politics crime Article 750 words 3 votes
Andrew Gillum-Ron DeSantis race for Florida governor now in recount range ~news usa.fl politics Article 388 words 14 votes
Survivor of ‘60s civil rights fight can’t believe 2018’s voter suppression is so ‘blatant’ ~misc politics Article 1466 words 9 votes
California bans restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 389 words 10 votes
California becomes the first state to restrict plastic straws at restaurants ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 749 words 17 votes
Grandson of former Virginia governor avoids jail time for alleged rape ~news usa.va crime Article 315 words 10 votes