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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, second from left, passes the sculpture of a bear outside his Capitol office, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 12, 2020. Mounting concerns about the coronarvirus spread to state capitols across the country on Thursday, as some lawmakers shut down their sessions, shut out the public and scrambled to finish work on essential spending bills to keep government going. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, second from left, passes the sculpture of a bear outside his Capitol office, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 12, 2020. Mounting concerns about the coronarvirus spread to state capitols across the country on Thursday, as some lawmakers shut down their sessions, shut out the public and scrambled to finish work on essential spending bills to keep government going. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

March 12, 2020

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Coronavirus concerns disrupt work at US state capitols
March 12, 2020 6:54 p.m.

Coronavirus concerns disrupt work at US state capitols

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mounting concerns about the coronarvirus spread to state capitols across the country Thursday, as some lawmakers halted their sessions, shut out the public and scrambled to finish work on essential spending bills to keep government going.