Breaking: California, Oregon and Washington to work on post-caronavirus economic plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom and his counterparts in Washington and Oregon announced “a regional pact to recovery” from the coronavirus crisis on Monday and agreed to work together to develop a plan to lift restrictions on daily life and reopen economies along the West Coast.
Newsom said he intends to provide details Tuesday on California’s strategy to begin to walk back his stay-at-home order and allow businesses to resume functions.The statement from Newsom and the other governors lacked specific details, broadly describing a few basic principles they agreed to follow as they develop strategies to return some level of normalcy to their states.
The governors made the announcement hours after President Donald Trump tweeted that he, and not governors, will decide when to open up states again.Newsom, who has often commended the Trump administration’s efforts to work with California during the pandemic, said he expects to continue that collaboration and cooperation with the federal government.
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