As states continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, policymakers, business owners, and Americans are wondering how to balance public health concerns with the need to protect and re-build jobs and economies. State think tanks are compiling recommendations to empower decision makers at the state and local levels with principles and innovative approaches that can support healthy communities and healthy economies in the days ahead.

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Alabama

Alabama Policy Institute: Healthy Citizenry, Healthy Economy, Healthy Society

Alaska

Alaska Policy Forum: Recovery Agenda for Alaska

Arizona

Goldwater Institute: Our Plan to Revitalize America and Recover from Coronavirus

Connecticut

Yankee Institute:

• COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Plan for Connecticut
• Gov. Lamont’s panel on reopening Connecticut must include small business representatives

Florida

The James Madison Institute: Principles for Prosperity: A Road Map for the Future of Florida

Georgia

Georgia Center for Opportunity:

• Fully Reopening Georgia’s Economy Safely
• Reopening Responsibly

Hawaii

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii:

• 18 ways to get Hawaii back on its feet

Idaho

Idaho Freedom Foundation:

• Help Idahoans Help Themselves: Immediate Actions to Get Residents Working Again
• Free people don’t live like this: Act now to save our free society
• Blaine County imposes additional coronavirus-related restrictions on residents
• Video: Idaho Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman responds to stay-home order extension
• Thousands of residents appeal to Little to reopen Idaho
• Share your story: Tell Gov. Brad Little why he must reopen the economy
• Time for Idaho to take steps to re-open

Illinois

Illinois Policy Institute: Illinois stay-at-home order could extend to June, Lightfoot says

Iowa

TEF Iowa: Steps to an Economic Recovery

Kansas

Kansas Policy Institute:

• Post-COVID Recovery Plan
• It’s time to reopen Kansas and let everyone go back to work

Kentucky

Pegasus Institute: How Does Kentucky Stack Up with White House’s New “Opening Up America Again” Criteria?

Louisiana

Pelican Institute: Pelican calls on state leaders to implement first phase of federal economic reopening guidelines

Maine

Maine Policy Institute: Reopening the Maine Economy

Maryland

Maryland Public Policy Institute: Baltimore’s Economy: Principles for Recovery

Massachussetts

Pioneer Institute: Case studies on re-opening of national economies, and what to expect in the U.S. and Massachusetts

Michigan

Mackinac Center:

• Guiding Principles for Re-Energizing Michigan’s Economy in 2020
• Government should help, not lead recovery

Minnesota

Center of the American Experiment: What we need to start reopening Minnesota’s economy

Mississippi

Mississippi Center for Public Policy: Decision Coming Soon on Shelter-in-Place Extension

Missouri

Show-Me Institute: Moving Missouri Forward: COVID-19 Response

New Mexico

Rio Grande Foundation: Eight Shutdown Decisions Gov. MLG Should Consider Reversing Right Now

New York

Empire Center: Empire Upward: 7 Steps to Recovery & Renewal

Nevada

Nevada Policy Research Institute: Guiding Principles for rebuilding Nevada

North Carolina

Civitas Institute:

• Cooper must take steps to get North Carolina moving by April 30
• A few thoughts on the politics of reopening our state economy

John Locke Foundation:

• Carolina Rebound: Our Game Plan to Revive North Carolina’s Economy
• Cooper plan reopens too slowly

Ohio

The Buckeye Institute:

• Liability protection and online resources are critical
• Roadmap to Reopen Ohio Safely
• Testimony to the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission
• Criteria For Transitioning Ohioans Back to Work Should Be Public and Transparent
• Strategic Use of Ohio’s Rainy Day Fund, Along with Budget Cuts, Would Avoid Tax Increases
• Ohio Needs to Protect Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Related Lawsuits
• Suspending the CAT Will Help Ohio’s Economy
• Lifting Unnecessary Regulations is a Lifeline to Many Small Businesses

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

• Stitt unveils reopening plan
• No rapid recovery expected for Oklahoma’s economy
• Oklahomans can face reality. Can our government leaders?
• Shutdown has achieved its goal. It should end now

Pennsylvania

Commonwealth Foundation: Re-open safe & essential businesses

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity: Call for More Transparency re. Criteria to Transition Back to Work

Tennessee

Beacon Center of Tennessee: Don’t Call It a Comeback: Principles for Getting Tennesseans Back to Work and Phasing in Our Economic Recovery

Texas

Texas Public Policy Foundation:

• Recovery Agenda
• It’s time to reopen the economy

Utah

Sutherland Institute: Utah rolls out plan to reopen the economy – will it ever be the same?

Washington

Washington Policy Center: We need a plan for letting people work again

Wisconsin

MacIver Institute

• Gov. Evers’ “Badger Bounce Back” Plan Not A Real Plan
• The ‘Badger Bounce Back’ Falls Flat