Two Republican governors tell the tale of which approach to the coronavirus is winning not only more support among constituents, but bipartisan support to boot. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who perhaps mounted the most aggressive effort of any Republican governor to protect his state with early shutdown orders, received 86% support from his constituents for…
Black civil rights, labor, and health leaders to Southern governors: Put public health over profits
Responding to the proposed reopening of several southern states including Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Florida, a group of Black civil rights, labor, and health leaders called on governors to take several critical steps to safely reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizational representatives from the Black Voters Matter Fund, The Southern Rural Black…