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Ex. ID-070Documenting Idaho's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021Ballotpedia: Documenting Idaho's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021Ballotpedia (secondary chronology)IdahoStateOct. 6, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-075Documenting Mississippi's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021Ballotpedia Mississippi recovery timeline (newsletter entries April 2020 - June 2021)Ballotpedia (secondary tracker)MississippiStateJune 14, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-083States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (as archived Jan. 5, 2021)Ballotpedia stay-at-home order table (start and end dates by State)Ballotpedia (compilation)United States (all States)StateDec. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-002School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year (State reopening regimes, mid-year closures, return orders, monthly status)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic yearBallotpediaUnited States (fifty States)OtherJune 30, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-020Executive Order 1488Safer at Home extended to June 1, 2020; Holmes County added to EO 1483 measuresGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMay 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MS-040Executive Order 1527Hospitals must reserve 10 percent of capacity to perform elective procedures; face coverings and 10/50 gathering caps in nine countiesGovernor Tate ReevesMississippi (statewide hospital rule; Chickasaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Forrest, Itawamba, Jackson, Lamar, Lee, Neshoba Counties)StateOct. 19, 20202020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MS-052Executive Order 1550EO 1549 extended to April 30, 2021; indoor arenas 75 percent; K-12 indoor extracurricular events 50 percentGovernor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-016Executive Order No. 20-07Temporarily closing K-12 schools to slow the spread of COVID-19Governor Laura KellyKansasStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-025Executive Order No. 104Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings limited to 50; closure of all schools, colleges, casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-034Executive Order Number Fifty-Three (2020)Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools…Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-059Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-065Executive Order No. 2020-09Closing Public Schools, Cancelling Elections, and Other Provisions Due to COVID-19Governor Henry McMasterSouth CarolinaStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-070Executive Order 2020-12Executive Order 2020-12 (directives to every South Dakotan, all employers, enclosed retail businesses that promote public gatherings…Governor Kristi NoemSouth DakotaStateApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-073Executive Order No. 2020-5Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events, temporary school closuresGovernor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-076MDHHS Emergency Order, Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Nov. 15, 2020), extended Dec. 7, 2020Gatherings and Face Mask Order ('Pause to Save Lives'): high schools and colleges closed to in-person instruction; indoor dining closedMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-094Proclamation Number 27 JBE 2020Public Health Emergency - COVID-19 (Supplement): gatherings of 250 prohibited; public schools closed to students until April 13, 2020…Governor John Bel EdwardsLouisianaStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-157State laws and orders barring school districts from requiring masks (2021)State bans on school mask mandates, 2021-22, and their litigation historyState legislatures and governorsArizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, UtahStateMay 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. GA-026Executive Order 07.15.20.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (suspending local face-covering mandates)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJuly 15, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-028Executive Order 09.30.20.02Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q4Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-034Executive Order 03.31.21.03Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (ending the gathering ban and shelter-in-place)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 31, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-058Executive Order 02.15.21.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateFeb. 15, 20212021 Q1Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-003Mayoral Executive Order, Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services Establishments, Youth Camps, Libraries and DaycareMayoral Executive Order: Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services…Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, in consultation with the Commissioner of HealthBaltimore City, MarylandCityJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-034Washoe County local COVID-19 mitigation plan (endorsed version) approved for submission to the State Task Force (Apr. 22, 2021 review)Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners Meeting: Board approved county's plan for local COVID mitigation measuresWashoe County Board of County Commissioners (Apr. 20-21, 2021 meeting; Chair Bob Lucey)Washoe County, NevadaCountyApr. 21, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-006Temporary Restraining Order, On Fire Christian Center, Inc. v. Fischer, No. 3:20-cv-264-JRW (W.D. Ky. Apr. 11, 2020) (Doc. 6), reported at 453 F. Supp. 3d 901Temporary Restraining Order enjoining Louisville from enforcing any prohibition on drive-in church services at On Fire Christian CenterUnited States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Walker, J.), documenting a prohibition issued by the Mayor of LouisvilleLouisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky (W.D. Ky.)CourtApr. 11, 20202020 Q2Gathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read