A New York State of Clean.

• Position: CORONA BUSINESS - New York State governor Andrew Cuomo to distribute prisoner-made hand sanitizers due to price gouging

The prices of hand sanitizer, face masks and disinfectant wipes spiked in early March right along with demand for those and other anti-coronavirus items. New York state officials countered with "New York State Clean"--their own hand sanitizer. Made by state prisoners, it's being distributed to schools, prisons and government agencies across the state that have struggled to get increasingly scarce and costly brand-name products on the open market. In announcing the germ-fighting goo, which is not yet available to the public, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) had a message for unscrupulous retailers: "If you continue the price gouging, we will introduce our product, which is superior to your product."

GUAM

Part-Time Senators?

A pending measure would change the Guam legislature to a part-time body. The island territory's unicameral legislature consists of 15 senators, who serve two-year terms. The bill, introduced by Senator James Moylan (R), would replace senatorial salaries and benefits with $100 stipends per day spent in session, which would be limited to 60 days total, convening in January and again in June, according to the Guam Daily Post. The savings could be more than $850,000 through a two-year term, supporters say. Critics would prefer to let voters decide through a referendum. If the law passes, Guam would have the nation's fifth part-time legislature.

MONTANA

Acknowledgment of Tribe, After Decades

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, based in Montana but without a reservation, became the 574th federally recognized tribe in the United States late last year. Federal recognition, which the tribe had been seeking since the 1930s, will give Little Shell members access to health care and social services, High Country News reports. It also delivered a long-sought sense of validity. "I felt like, without recognition, I wasn't somebody," said 93-year-old Theresa Juraskovich, the tribe's oldest living member. "Today, I feel like I'm valued."

COLORADO

Untangling Racial Hair Discrimination

Colorado is the fifth state to enact a law prohibiting discrimination in education, employment, housing and public accommodations based on racial or ethnic...