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
- No Stay at Home Orders
- 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 Where Governors did not shut down restaurants
- States Where Governors did not shut down “Non-Essential Businesses”
- States that Allowed the Use of HCQ for COVID-19 or Did Not Prohibit It
Neutrals
COVID Response
- States Where Less than 200 Businesses Per Million Permanently Closed
- States where governors have said they will not use vaccine passports–but haven’t passed any legislation to back their words
Negatives
COVID Response
- States Where Church Meetings were Restricted to a Limited Number of Attendants as of April 2020
- “Masks are required for both clients and staff at barbershops, salons and other personal-care businesses” They are recommended for the general population and restaurant staff
- Some cities had mask mandates that were lifted in May
- States Where Governors Restricted Gatherings to 11 or Fewer People