> it's not because they're struggling against the federal government

Actually, it is:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/495519-maryland-gov...

“The National Guard and the State Police are both guarding these tests at an undisclosed location [because] the federal government seems to be interrupting supplies that are being sent elsewhere in the nation, and so I wanted to make sure that we received what we ordered,” [Illinois Gov. J.B.] Pritzker told reporters at an April 15 press conference.