The News Roundup — Domestic (The 1A) 2020-05-22

As the official death toll of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. nears 100,000, all 50 states move toward lifting stay-at-home orders and reopening. But not all states have met federal guidelines on how and when to reopen.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defends his government’s decision to relieve its top data scientist of her position amid reports she was instructed to manipulate data to support reopening the state.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her government will pursue legal action against those responsible for the failure of a dam in her state that forced thousands to flee amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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