West Coast governors and New York area governors are now coordinating regional responses to containing the virus and reopening businesses. 
May 11. South Dakota challenges Native Americans over road closures, Tesla breaks law & reopens factory in California, Western States make joint funding request, Regional Advisory Council coordinates purchases, Indiana goes rogue and opens ahead of rest of Midwest Partnership. 1/
In April, the Cheyenne River Sioux & the Oglala Lakota closed roads leading to their lands to prevent an outbreak. (Elsewhere in the country, the virus has devastated reservations with limited healthcare facilities). South Dakota gov threatens to sue. startribune.com/south-dakota-g… 2/
It wouldn't be a dystopian future without megacorporations ignoring the law. While previously it's been small businesses ignoring shelter in place, this week Tesla decided to break the law and reopen a car factory with 10,000 workers. politico.com/states/califor… 3/
Meanwhile, let's look at how our three original blocs are doing, one month in. The Western States Pact is putting a joint request for $1 trillion in federal relief funding. capradio.org/articles/2020/… 4/
The seven states of the Regional Advisory Council in the Northeast (NY, PA, NJ, CT, DE, RI, MA) are now purchasing medical equipment together. nj.com/coronavirus/20… 5/
Things are shakier in the Midwest Partnership, with Indiana going rogue and reopening before the other states in the partnership, causing problems on the Illinois-Indiana border. nwitimes.com/news/state-and… 6/
