On March 11th, the World Health Organization officially declared a global pandemic at 12:16 pm EST. The NBA halted its season at 7:00 pm EST. At 9:02 pm EST President Trump announced travel bans to limit the spread. Tom Hanks revealed he had COVID-19 with an Instagram post at 9:08 pm EST. While COVID-19 had been quietly spreading before that day, March 11th was the day that our change in habits went into hyperspeed.
So what happened next in the states? As legislative sessions continued, halted, or restarted, what was the impact? Download the report to find out.
