The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 12 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 12
Discussion Thread: White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 03/23/2020 | Live - 5:30pm EDT
'Repulsive': Outrage as Texas Lieutenant Gov. Says Seniors Willing to Risk Coronavirus Infection to Protect Economy - "This crisis is really laying bare the extent to which we are ruled by completely craven psychopaths."
Coronavirus: US Could Become New Epicentre of Outbreak Amid ‘Very Large Acceleration’ in Cases, WHO Warns | Over 46,000 Infections and 530 Deaths Recorded, Putting America on Course to Overtake Italy in Number of Cases
White House: We’re Going to Have to Let Some People Die So the Stock Market Can Live
Shareholder suit accuses Sen. Richard Burr of securities fraud
The GOP's Coronavirus Bailout Would Let Trump's Hotels Get a Loan But Not Planned Parenthood
Why Trump Isn’t Using The Defense Production Act | He wants to allow corporations to sell vital medical gear to the highest-bidding states. Governors say that’s exactly the problem.
Going back to work next week won't save the economy. It will just kill more people and prolong the pain.
Texas Lt. Gov. Ripped For Saying Seniors May Be Willing To Die For The Economy
Lawyers Call for Barr’s Resignation: COVID-19 Is a Danger to Our Health and Economy, Barr Is a Danger to Democracy
Hours after Trump discusses walking back coronavirus prevention measures, Johns Hopkins official’s tweets go viral
Donald Trump Says America’s Ventilator Shortage Was “Unforeseen.” Nothing Could Be Further From the Truth.
Trump is getting increasingly frustrated with disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci for criticizing his coronavirus response, according to a new report
Trump is playing Russian roulette with Americans’ lives
'Where's Fauci?' America panics as doctor absent again from White House briefing | Infectious disease expert, who has politely sparred with Trump, has become a calming presence in a time of deep uncertainty
The coronavirus pandemic has made Trump's psychiatric issues clear. We should remove him for our own safety
Economist Jeffrey Sachs: Trump “Understands Nothing, Listens to Nothing” as Pandemic Surges in U.S.
Trump won't require firms to help fight coronavirus — after corporations lobbied Jared Kushner; Kushner has "thrown out the established government plan" on pandemics, and has been swarmed by corporate execs
Economic Shutdown Is Estimated to Save 600,000 American Lives
U.S. has potential of becoming coronavirus epicenter, says WHO
#NotDying4WallStreet Goes Viral as Progressives Reject Efforts to Put Corporate Profits Over Public Health
'Do F-35s Fight Pandemics?' Amid Covid-19 Outbreak, Lawmakers Pushing For Even More Useless Pentagon Spending
Trump Listened to Xi, Instead of His Own Experts | The president’s attempt to racialize the coronavirus pandemic is a cover-up of the fact that he trusted false reassurances from Beijing.
They Can Help Fight Coronavirus. Trump Wants to Deport Them. - Roughly 27,000 DACA recipients are health care practitioners. America can’t afford such a loss.
Sending People Back to Work Now Will Not Save the Economy. It Will Doom It.
'Trump kept saying it was basically pretty much a cure': Woman whose husband died after ingesting chloroquine warns the public not to 'believe anything that the president says'

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 12

Posted: 23 Mar 2020 10:08 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. A reminder that news about presidential election primary candidates is considered off topic for this thread. Thank you, and have a good week!

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Discussion Thread: White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 03/23/2020 | Live - 5:30pm EDT

Posted: 23 Mar 2020 02:02 PM PDT

President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and members of the Coronavirus Task Force brief reporters at the White House on the latest developments and the administration's response.

The address is scheduled to begin at 5:30pm EDT. You can watch live online on