As America handles COVID-19, we hope to provide some valuable policy insights with regard to managing the virus. Our public health experts, regulatory experts, and other scholars will provide policy ideas and commentary on the policy implications of Coronavirus.
Coronavirus Policy Implications
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Governor Kemp, General Assembly take steps to help Georgians cope with COVID-19
Marc Hyden
With coronavirus cases surging in Georgia, many are bracing for a potentially debilitating second wave, but thus far, we can at least take solace knowing that COVID-19-related deaths haven’t come…
, WFTV9
Video: As Florida’s COVID-19 cases surge, tracing falls behind
Kathryn Waldron
From WFTV9:
“We don’t have enough people who are contact tracers to keep up with contact tracing in a number of states,” says Kathryn Waldron of the R-Street Institute. “As a result…
Agriculture support should be temporary and targeted, just like all other federal coronavirus aid
Jonathan Bydlak & Clark Packard
One of the underappreciated aspects of the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic is the degree to which various interests have succeeded in obtaining additional funding for favored programs….
When Congress comes back from its recess in a few weeks, at the top of its priority list will be a potential new round of fiscal relief. One item that’s likely to be included in any package is…
Labor Policy for COVID-19 and Beyond: Recommendations to Get Americans Back to Work
C. Jarrett Dieterle & Shoshana Weissmann
From The Heritage Foundation:
Unfortunately, local zoning regulations have a devastating effect on home-based businesses by banning their operation altogether, restricting their size, driving them…
WASHINGTON (June 30, 2020) —Government and correctional leaders have rightly responded to COVID-19 by reducing incarcerated youth populations to limit the spread of the virus, while also adapting…
[C]oncerns about contagion have already required a substantial shift from normal probation protocols and will continue to do so as we prepare for a possible new wave of cases in the fall. However,…
, RADWTOP
Radio: Latest on Covid-19 as we head into the summer.
Chelsea Boyd
From RADWTOP:
R Street’s Chelsea Boyd discusses the latest increase in Covid-19 cases and what it means for the rest of the summer.
Video: The New Normal for Spirits Sellers
C. Jarrett Dieterle
From 291 Colorado Whiskey:
R Street’s Jarrett Dieterle discusses the new normal of liquor license regulations.
Harris Introduces Legislation to Require Transparency of Small Business Loans Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Jonathan Bydlak
From Senator Kamala Harris:
The bill is endorsed by The Project On Government Oversight, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, R Street Institute, U.S. PIRG, Accountable.US, Open…