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As a new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) swept through the world in 2020, preparedness plans, masking policies and more public policy changed just as quickly. WVXU has covered the pandemic's impact on the Tri-State from the very beginning, when on March 3, 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine barred spectators from attending the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus over concerns about the virus, even though Ohio had yet to confirm a single case of COVID-19.

Politics Chat: Governors Resisting Trump On A Quick Return To Business As Usual

91.7 WVXU | By Howard Wilkinson

Published April 17, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT

mike dewine andy beshear — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (left) and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

President Trump is trying to push governors like Mike DeWine of Ohio and Andy Beshear of Kentucky into quick re-opening of their states' economies, fearing the worst as he heads into a re-election campaign. But the governors are resisting a quick return to normalcy. DeWine says Ohio can't completely come back until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed and that may not not happen for a year or more.

WVXU Senior Politics Analyst Howard Wilkinson spoke with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik about what the Ohio and Kentucky governors face before they can lift stay-at-home orders.