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Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Arkansas (Republican trifecta): Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) announced he is allowing the order requiring bars and restaurants that serve alcohol to close nightly by 11 p.m. to expire, effective Feb. 3. Idaho (Republican trifecta): Gov.…

Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Colorado (Democratic trifecta): Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced the state is launching the At-Home Testing Program for educators. The program makes BinaxNOW at-home tests available to school districts and private schools that opt into the…

The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Kentucky (divided government): Regional vaccination centers will begin administering doses on Feb. 2. Individuals in Phase 1B (including people age 70 and older) of vaccine distribution are prioritized starting Feb. 1. Previously, individuals in Phase 1B and Phase 1C were scheduled to be…

The next 72 hours What is changing in the next 72 hours? Iowa (Republican trifecta): People age 65 and older will become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine on Feb. 1. Kentucky (divided government): Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced only individuals in Phase 1B (including people age 70 and older) of vaccine distribution will be prioritized…

The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? North Dakota (Republican trifecta): On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Gov. Doug Burgum (R) announced he would move the state into the “green,” or low, risk level effective Friday, Jan. 29. All counties are currently in the “yellow,” or moderate, category. The “low” category increases…

Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Connecticut (Democratic trifecta): Gov. Ned Lamont (D) extended the state’s coronavirus emergency order until April 20. Illinois (Democratic trifecta): Regions 8 and 9 moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 (least restrictive) mitigation on Jan.…

Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Colorado (Democratic trifecta): Gov. Jared Polis (D) extended the state’s coronavirus emergency order and COVID-19 Dial Framework directives through Feb. 24. Delaware (Democratic trifecta): Gov. John Carney (D) extended the state’s coronavirus emergency order through…

The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? New Hampshire (Republican trifecta): The next phase of the state’s vaccine distribution plan, 1B, will begin Jan. 26. On that day, people 65 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine, as well as medically vulnerable people, the caregivers of medically vulnerable…

The next 72 hours What is changing in the next 72 hours? Georgia (Republican trifecta): On Thursday, Jan. 21, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced that, starting next week, all 120,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine allocated to the state by the federal government would go to local health departments. Previously, the state had allocated at…