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California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order to fight COVID-19
March 20, 2020As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in California continued to rise sharply, Governor Gavin Newsom on March 19 ordered the state’s 40 million residents to remain at home.
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Marie Newman rides winds of change to victory in Illinois
March 20, 2020The political winds of change blew through Illinois on March 17 when Marie Newman defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary.
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Silent streets: The homeless, the financially desperate, and essential services carry on
March 20, 2020They’ve always been there, but how much attention were we paying then?
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Fighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China, and the United States
March 20, 2020What kinds of tools do governments have at their disposal to protect lives and health?
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Lawmakers to HUD, landlords: Evictions make coronavirus pandemic worse
March 20, 2020Progressive lawmakers demanded private landlords and Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Department halt such removals. Trump’s HUD gave in, partially.
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