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From KQED.

Welcome back to Forum.

I'm Michael Krasny.

In the absence of clear direction from the federal government on coronavirus,

state and local officials across the country were forced to chart

their own course in handling the crisis. A new report by reveal from the Center for Investigative

Reporting examines the early decisions that were made in two states, California and Florida. And joining

us now are the two reporters on the piece, which is entitled Divided States of the pandemic.

Marisa Lagos, well-known to our

listeners, politics correspondent for KQED, and co-host of KQED's Political Breakdown Show,

who contributed to the new reveal episode, joins us. Good morning, Marisa.

Morning, Michael. Always great to be with you. Always great to have you. And also great to have

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