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
COVID Response
- States Where Churches Could Meet Freely as of September 2020
- States Where Governors Allowed Districts to Decide About School Closures by Spring 2021
Neutrals
COVID Response
Negatives
Politics
- Democrat Governor
COVID Response
- Stay at Home Orders 70 Days or More
- States Where Church Meetings were Restricted to a Limited Number of Attendants as of April 2020
- States with Mask Mandates for the Unvaccinated
- Employees who work directly with customers are still required to wear masks (regardless of vaccination status)
- Mask mandates also applied to athletes
- Masks are required for ages 5 and up
- 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
- States where governors may consider vaccine passports “if needed”