5 Things Texas: Gov. Abbott, Building capacity, David Bergman
DJ Wilson | Apr 9, 2020 | Texas
5 Things California: State budget, Counties on COVID-19, CARES Act funding
DJ Wilson | Apr 9, 2020 | California
5 Things Arizona: Political leadership, COVID & Navajo Nation, Chloroquine
DJ Wilson | Mar 27, 2020 | Arizona
5 Things Washington: COVID-19, Retirements in the Legislature, Sue Birch
DJ Wilson | Mar 25, 2020 | Washington
We are in the opening days of a long period of staying at home, likely months rather than weeks. Take this more seriously than you think you need to. There is no upside to do otherwise at this point. Washington's confirmed cases are still doubling about every 7 days, rather
5 Things Utah: Brian Zehnder MD, COVID update, Health bills
DJ Wilson | Mar 20, 2020 | Utah
It feels something like the eye of the hurricane. Utah just went through the front part with the earthquake yesterday. Scary and real, but luckily no lives lost. Now, there is erie quiet ahead of the next part of the storm which looms, metaphorically, offshore. "Don't panic" may be the
5 Things Alaska: COVID-19 update, Telehealth bill, Dispatch from WA
DJ Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | Alaska
America now has 11,329 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 85% of which came in the last seven days. Organizations like JP Morgan predict a 2% economic contraction nationally in Q1 and a 3% contraction in Q2, miring us already in a recession. Oil is down to $20 for the first time since 2002. These are precarious times.
5 Things California: COVID-19 update, 1135 waiver, Chet Uma
DJ Wilson | Mar 19, 2020 | California
America now has 11,234 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 85% of which came in the last seven days. Organizations like JP Morgan predict a 2% economic contraction in Q1 and a 3% contraction in Q2, miring us already in a recession. These are precarious times. So, do your best to add a little love and empathy
5 Things Colorado: Public option, Coronavirus, Andrew Romanoff
DJ Wilson | Mar 18, 2020 | Colorado
Among the most important things I can share with you is the importance of not going out during this once-in-a-hundred-years moment of COVID-19. It's math. "Early in outbreak, each COVID-19 case infects ~2.5 others on average. There's ~5 days between one infection and next, so we'd expect one case to
5 Things Oregon: COVID-19, Sen. James Manning, Health impacts of climate change
DJ Wilson | Mar 16, 2020 | Oregon
From our coverage below, you'll see Portland is about two weeks behind Seattle. And, as Seattle tracks Italy, by about 2 weeks, that means Oregon is about four weeks behind what could be a new epicenter in the disease spread. I know closing restaurants and staying home can be agitating,
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