Democratic Party operatives will be forced to look at how to reach voters clearly frustrated with state lockdowns that are almost entirely perpetuated by Democratic governors.
Top Ten States with Covid Infections include almost half (4/10) Republican governors. These are the current restrictions in place in those four states: If you take a look at them, Republican governors are also "perpetuating" restrictions. The big difference between the Republican and Democratic-led states is the relentless right-wing clamor on social media that magnifies the restrictions in Democratic-led states and ignores the similar restrictions in Republican-led states. Great resource in the link, btw. It tells you in detail what the current restrictions are in every state.
May 19, 2020: Massachusetts
Governor Baker issued COVID-19
Order No. 33, effective immediately. The order permits the opening of certain businesses beginning on May 18, 2020, which include:
Essential services
Manufacturing
Construction
Places of worship
Firearms retailers and shooting ranges
Additional other businesses may open beginning on May 25, 2020, including:
Businesses operating in office spaces
Car washes
Hair salons and barber shops
Pet groomers
Drive-in Movie theaters
Laboratories
Certain indoor recreational facilities and actives
The order requires any business operating in Massachusetts to develop, train, and implement social distancing protocols and perform regular cleaning and sanitizing, among other measures,
including:
Provide signage indicating appropriate social distancing
Require face coverings for all employees
Regularly sanitize high-touch areas
Clean and disinfect if an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19
Businesses able to open now that were not open before must certify their compliance with the general requirements and any sector specific rules enacted by the Director of Labor Standards and post on their premises all public notices and advisories required under this order.
Additionally, under this order,
gatherings are still limited to 10 people
May 18, 2020: Texas
The next wave of business reopenings under Governor Abbott’s
Executive Order GA-21 began today, allowing gyms, nonessential manufacturing, and work offices to reopen at
25% capacity with social distancing guidelines.
Governor Abbott held a press conference today detailing the next phase of
reopening Texas. The Governor announced that childcare facilities, youth club services, and massage, personal care, and beauty services can reopen starting immediately The Governor also said that bars, wine tasting rooms, breweries, bowling alleys, skating rinks, zoos, and aquariums can resume operations
on May 22 at 25% capacity. Restaurants opened in the previous phase can expand to 50% occupancy on May 22. Youth camps and some professional sports, including golf, auto racing, baseball, softball, tennis, football, and basketball, can return on May 31. Schools can offer summer school starting June 1.
Governor Abbott also stated that
some counties will be delayed in entering phase two, including El Paso, Randall, Potter, Moore and Deaf Smith Counties,
because of the continued increase of infections in those areas.
May 15 Florida
Governor DeSantis issued an
Executive Order extending the
Phase-1 Reopening Order to Broward and Miami Dade Counties, effective at 12:01 am on May 18, 2020. Governor DeSantis also issued
Executive Order 20-121, which extends the Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief Order,
Executive Order 2020-94, until 12:01 am on June 2, 2020.
May 1, 2020:
Governor DeSantis issued an
Executive Order implementing Phase 1 of the previously
announced plan for re-opening the economy. The Order takes effect at 12:01 am on May 4, 2020. Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties are excluded from the sections of the order which permit the reopening of previously restricted businesses and services.
Pursuant to the Order, all persons in Florida must stay home, except to provide or obtain essential services or activities. Vulnerable individuals are strongly encouraged to stay home.
The order extends the required airport screening and isolation, and self-quarantine measures for certain travelers, and the continued implementation of checkpoints on roadways as necessary. Elective surgeries may resume, and restaurants may allow on-premises consumption of food and beverages, as long as they implement social distancing measures, and
limit indoor occupancy to 25% of indoor capacity. In-store retailers, museums, and libraries may also open subject to, among other things, the 25% capacity requirement.
Gyms, fitness centers, and vacation rentals are not authorized to reopen under the Order.
Governor DeSantis issued a separate
Executive Order expressly extending Executive
Orders 87 and
91, the vacation-rental-closure and stay-at-home orders, until 12:01 am on May 4, 2020.
May 14, 2020: Maryland
On May 13, Governor Hogan announced he is lifting the statewide stay-at-home order, replacing it with a “safer at home” policy that relaxes a number of restrictions, effective 5pm on Friday, May 15. Some nonessential retailers will be allowed to reopen, including clothing and shoe stores, carwashes, and bookstores. However, they must remain at
maximum 50% capacity, and employees must wear masks, in addition to other social distancing requirements. Barber shops and hair salons may reopen by appointment only, and manufacturers may resume operations.
Many restrictions remain in place,
including limits on gatherings of more than 10 people, and for nonessential businesses not included in this Phase. Additionally, the policy allows an opt-out for localities, and some counties, notably the D.C. suburbs, have already decided it’s too early to enter Phase One.
State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance | Resources for COVID-19 Restrictions and Rules by State