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Thursday, March 26, 2020

President Trump Delivers Coronavirus Guidelines to Governors

President Trump delivered a letter to US governors today saying that his administration is working to create guidelines for state/local governments to use when making decisions regarding coronavirus. According to Trump, these guidelines would outline the next phase of the US response to the virus:

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/822049287/read-president-trumps-letter-to-governors-on-new-coronavirus-guidelines

While these guidelines are not yet known, it is possible that the administration's recommendations differ from the policies preferred by state governors. Trump has already said that he hoped to reopen the US economy by Easter, despite skepticism from critics:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus/index.html

If these guidelines clash with the preferences of state governors, how does the country proceed? Does the federal government have the power to "open up" a state that has been locked down by its governor? Or do governors have complete autonomy in this regard?


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