Early this week, Gov. Tom Wolf made a pact with six other Northeastern states’ governors to collaborate on an approach to reopening the state’s economy and get people back to work once it’s safe to do so.

The group includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, with the idea that these states “have one integrated regional economy,” the governor’s office said. Each state will send a public health official, an economic development expert and a chief of staff to create a collaborative regional framework to gradually lift the stay-at-home orders.

A similar group has formed on the West Coast, with governors from California, Oregon and Washington saying they’ll collaborate on when to ease social distancing directives. These coalitions were announced this week, as President Donald Trump also announced his council for reopening the country, along with guidelines for governors.

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