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Traffic is light on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles as stay-at-home orders due to coronavirus continue in the city, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Trump has megaphone, but states control virus shutdowns
March 26, 2020 1:20 p.m.

Trump has megaphone, but states control virus shutdowns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has the biggest megaphone, but it's governors and local officials who will decide when to begin reopening their economies after shuttering them to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Constitution largely gives states the authority to regulate their own affairs.