With Covid and Trump Both Raging, Governors Face Pandemic Alone

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In North Dakota, Governor Doug Burgum put out only voluntary recommendations Monday.

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With a Covid vaccine months away and a distracted, lame-duck president, governors are stirring as America’s first line of defense against the pandemic’s winter onslaught.