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
- States Where Churches Could Meet Freely as of September 2020
- No Statewide Mask Mandates
- States Where Governors Allowed Districts to Decide About School Closures by Spring 2021
- 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 for state government agencies
Neutrals
COVID Response
Negatives
COVID Response
- States Where Church was Banned Entirely as of April 2020
- Did allow cities and even businesses to mandate masks
- Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin took away the ability for cities and business to mandate masks, but Gov. Little, apparently, wanted mask mandates in place. “Gov. Brad Little signed an executive order May 28 restoring local governments’ authority to make their own mask rules, reversing a move by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin to strip such local control in an order she issued while Little was at a conference out of state.” Source
- States Where Governors Banned Gatherings Entirely
- States Where Governors Required Restaurants to Shut Down
- States Where Governors Shut Down “Non-Essential” Businesses