The Governor of my state is a Republican
and he extended the stay-at-home order and non-essential business shut-down.
And he may do it again.
A very refreshing counterpoint to the blowhards that whining about shut-downs. It's nice to see a responsible leader.
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I am beyond livid about this. I have no idea why kids and teachers have to be the test cases. Open the RMV, open the courts open all state offices before you expose kids. WTF.
Disclaimer, my daughter is a teacher and I am beside myself with the idea she's going to be exposed to kids/other teachers/kids parents on a daily basis.
it to my husband and I.
Schools are like land-based cruise ships.
and I'm relieved to say he's doing a great job! 
[link:https://www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/04/he-has-designated-survivors-ryan-mcmahon-digs-in-for-a-long-war-against-coronavirus.html|
He has ‘designated survivors.’ Ryan McMahon digs in for a long war against coronavirus.
Syracuse, N.Y. — Every day for the past 42 days, except for Easter, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon has gone in front of cameras to deliver lengthy briefings on the fight against coronavirus. He has shopped for ventilators, shut down malls, closed schools and opened a medical test site.
The virus has consumed McMahon 24/7 for more than a month. There is no end in sight.
We asked him to pause briefly and reflect on the battle thus far. Here’s what he told us.
When it sank in that this was a war
County officials started meeting to prepare for the arrival of coronavirus in February. But it wasn’t until McMahon attended a conference in early March in Washington, D.C., that he appreciated how swift and lethal the menace was.
McMahon was one of hundreds of county executives at a legislative conference of the National Association of Counties. President Trump addressed the group. But this also happened:
McMahon appeared on a panel March 1 to discuss county efforts to promote early childhood education. Dow Constantine, the county executive from King County, Wash., was on the panel. But soon after arriving in D.C. Constantine had to rush back home when a nursing home resident in his county died after testing positive for COVID-19, McMahon said.
The Life Care Center nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., quickly became the nation’s first coronavirus hotspot. Some 37 deaths were tied to the facility.
“I realized that all we need to be doing is this fight, and preparing for this fight,’’ McMahon said. “Everything became all about COVID at that point.’’
[full article at link]