The Coronavirus Weekly Update summarizes major changes due to the coronavirus pandemic in politics, government, and elections. Today, you will find updates on the following topics, with comparisons to our previous edition released on July 9:
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Stay-at-home orders
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Federal responses
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Lawsuits about state actions and policies
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Election changes
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Ballot measure changes
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School closures and reopenings
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Travel restrictions
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State legislation
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State legislative sessions
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State courts
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Prison policies
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Eviction and foreclosure policies
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Diagnosed or quarantined public officials

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State stay-at-home orders
Read more: States with lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
Overview:
As of July 9, stay-at-home orders have ended in 41 states. Nineteen of those states have Republican governors and 22 have Democratic governors (including Wisconsin, where the state supreme court invalidated the stay-at-home order).
California and New Mexico, both of which have a Democratic governor, are the only remaining states with an active stay-at-home order.
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School closures and reopenings
Read more: School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2019-2020 academic year
Overview:
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In March and April, 48 states closed schools to in-person instruction for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. Those states accounted for 99.4% of the nation's 50.6 million public school students. Montana and Wyoming did not require in-person instruction for the year. Montana schools were allowed to reopen on May 7 and Wyoming schools were allowed to reopen on May 15.
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Seven states (Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, and Wyoming) have allowed schools to reopen for students and staff.
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Thirteen states have released reopening guidance and also announced a scheduled reopening.
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One state has announced schools will reopen in the fall but has not released reopening guidance.
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Officials in 17 other states have released guidance for reopening schools to in-person instruction, but have not indicated when or whether they plan to do so.
Details:
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Arkansas - On July 9, Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) announced that the reopening of public schools would be delayed until Aug. 24. Schools in the state were previously set to open on Aug. 13.
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Delaware - Gov. John Carney (D) released guidance for reopening public schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Districts will use the guidance to create reopening plans that account for in-person, hybrid, and distance learning models.
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Idaho - Gov. Brad Little (R) announced a reopening plan for public schools. Guidelines include encouraging face coverings for students and faculty, teaching hygiene, and complying with regular cleaning and disinfecting protocols. It also recommends schools be prepared to teach students in-person, with a hybrid schedule, and completely online.
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Kansas - The Kansas Board of Education voted 9-0 to approve guidelines for reopening public schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Board members said that the guidelines were not mandates but were meant to help districts craft their own individual plans.
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Louisiana - The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted unanimously to approve reopening guidelines proposed by Superintendent Cade Brumley. The guidelines include a requirement for all adults and students in grades 3 through 12 to wear face coverings.
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Missouri - The Department of Education released guidance for reopening public schools. Recommendations include screening students and faculty for symptoms, limiting students and faculty to the same group of people every day (cohorting), and requesting students and faculty wear masks.
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New Hampshire - Gov. Chris Sununu (R) released guidance for reopening public schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Sununu said the plan is meant to give school districts local control over how they reopen. Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut said he expected students back in schools in September.
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New York - The State Department of Education released a framework for public school reopening plans. Each school district will be required to submit a district-specific reopening plan based on the template between July 17 and July 31.

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