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In this Dec. 17, 2020 file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks to reporters at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. State lawmakers across the country will be convening in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work and (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) State lawmakers across the country will convene in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work even affecting the way they work.
After 10 months of emergency orders and restrictions from governors and local executive officials, some lawmakers are eager to reassert their power over decisions that shape the way people shop, work, worship and attend school.