COVID-19 Updates, News, White House Report

State Lawmakers Grapple with Reopening Economy, Society

April Ryan
April 16, 2020

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Shoppers wearing a face masks to protect against the spread of new coronavirus, wait in line to enter a store on South 9th Street in Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia as it rains, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

President Trump has backed off the statement that he overrules governors on opening up states and therefore the nation in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Meanwhile, state lawmakers are grappling with the issue of how to reopen business and society. April Ryan speaks with Pennsylvania state lawmaker Vincent Hughes.

Health experts caution Pa. lawmakers against easing COVID-19 rules too fast:https://t.co/HFoiDL53nL

Our plan: listen to public health experts

Their plan: ease rules too fast@SenatorHughes @PaSenateDems @PaHouseDems @PALegBlkCaucus @PhillyHouseDs pic.twitter.com/8wjphwPlgg
— SenatorHughesOffice (@SenHughesOffice) April 15, 2020

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan