Each state will have details about the state listed in the sections below. Of course, whether these details deserve to be in the Positive, Neutral or Negative section is purely subjective and my opinion. Read through the page and see if you agree with my assessment. Look at the States Page to see each state’s score.
Positives
Politics
- Republican Governor
COVID Response
- Stay at Home Orders 40 Days or Less
- No Statewide Mask Mandates
- States Where Churches Could Meet Freely as of April 2020
- States Where Churches Could Meet Freely as of September 2020
- “Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order May 3 that suspended all local COVID-19 restrictions in the state” Source
- States Where Governors Required Schools to Open
- States that Allowed the Use of HCQ for COVID-19 or Did Not Prohibit It
- States where governors have banned the use of vaccine passports completely
Neutral
COVID Response
Negatives
COVID Response
- Several cities did impose mask mandates
- States Where Governors Restricted Gatherings to 11 or Fewer People
- States Where Governors Required Restaurants to Shut Down
- States Where Governors Shut Down “Non-Essential” Businesses
- States Where More than 200 Businesses Per Million Permanently Closed