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As virus cases surge, elected officials resist restrictions

by Lisa Marie PaneCarla K. Johnson
| November 13, 2020 12:06 PM

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With the coronavirus coming back with a vengeance across the country and the U.S. facing a long, dark winter, many governors and other elected officials are showing little appetite for imposing the kind of lockdowns and large-scale business closings seen last spring.

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