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The drive to reopen the Pa. economy is part of a national partisan battle

The dispute is playing out across the country, as the pandemic spreads to new areas while easing in some early hot spots, and as economists warn of the worst downturn since the Great Depression.

Steve Polet holds a sign during a protest at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday over economic restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In Pennsylvania, Republican lawmakers pushed Gov. Tom Wolf to lift restrictions.
Steve Polet holds a sign during a protest at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday over economic restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In Pennsylvania, Republican lawmakers pushed Gov. Tom Wolf to lift restrictions.Read morePaul Sancya / AP