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:
Hawaii
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii:
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:
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:
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:
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
