Some Republican lawmakers in Louisiana want to end the state’s public-health emergency declaration over the coronavirus as a way to push back against Gov. John Bel Edwards’s decision to pause the reopening process. Mr. Edwards, a Democrat, was among the first governors to hit pause or reverse reopening plans in response to surging Covid-19 case numbers when he said last week the state would remain in phase two for another month. Phase two started June 5 and allowed restaurants, gyms, hair salons and other businesses to open...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 30, 2020 15:45 UTC