SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - COVID-19’s Impact on Criminal Justice and the Black Lives Matter Movement

The coronavirus epidemic presented new challenges for law enforcement officers when community transmission sped up in mid-March. Tensions between police and communities of color that they patrol have risen since then and were elevated even before the death of George Floyd and the resulting civil unrest. These recent events, coupled with ongoing efforts to respond to the pandemic, have resulted in demand for policy reforms.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrPlurus StrategiesCOVID-19, BLM, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Inequality, CARES Act, Pandemic, Polce Reform, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, Justice in Policing Act, Democrats, House, Senate, Joe Biden
T-150 Days to Election Day

Here we are 150 days before Election Day and in the middle of a pandemic, economic downturn, and serious social unrest. These are the major factors that will influence the ongoing campaign for the November 2020 elections. The Senate and the Presidency are up for grabs, and either party could feasibly walk away claiming victory.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrPlurus StrategiesCOVID-19, November 2020, Presidential Election, Senate Election, Senate, Congress, Economy, Recession, Unemployment, Republicans, Democrats, Social Unrest, George Floyd, Protest, Biden, Trump, Trade, USMCA, TPP, President, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Maine, Alabama, “Blue Wave”
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - COVID-19’s Impact on Short- and Long-Term Changes to the Education System

The COVID-19 pandemic has become the primary focus of today’s media and has forced industries to adapt to meet the public’s demand for solutions. Education systems throughout the world have felt the whiplash of this historic event. The majority of educational programs have taken to digital mediums, from transforming kindergarten programs into engaging online formats to adapting graduate programs to utilize new teaching methods.

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David LeiterLitke, Leiter, Kerr, COVID-19, education, k-12, college, pandemic, digital, digital divide, homework gap, school, public school, universities, private school, distance learning, primary, secondary, congress, house, senate, pelosi, markey, mcconnell, trump, biden, fauci, devos, higher education, higher ed, CARES, HEROES, undergraduate, affordability, trade schools, vocational schools, PPE, campaign
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - COVID-19’s Impacts on U.S. Foreign Policy, Immigration, and Global Leadership

COVID-19 does not recognize borders and has been spreading throughout the world. Efforts to fight the virus have shifted international relationships, begging the question what lasting impacts the pandemic may have on the global world order. While some countries are leveraging emergency declarations to consolidate power and maintain order, others see COVID-19 as an opportunity to advance in the global pecking order.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrLitke, Leiter, Kerr, COVID-19, foriegn policy, immigration, global leadership, coronavirus, Congress, House, Sente, Senate, Trump, Biden, President, China, South Korea, diplomacy, Cold War, U.S., Russia, Europe, World War II, State Department, Africa, Asia, Latin America, UN, United Nations, World Health Organization, Security Council, European Commission, Canada, Mexico, DHS, campaign
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - Responding to a National Mental Health Crisis

It is impossible to deny that the physical effects of COVID-19 on both individuals and our country at large are staggering. Policymakers are beginning to understand that COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on our nation’s mental health, and a legislative response is warranted.

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Olivia GardnerLitke, Gardner, Leiter, Kerr, Eppler, COVID-19, Mental health, crisis, crisis text line, health, healthcare, mental, sickness, dealth, isolation, trauma, pandemic, anxiety, health insurance, social distancing, stay at home, existing conditions, relapse, drontline, PPE, doctors, nurses, patients, burn out, depression, insomnia, distress, hospitlas, hospitals, coronavirus, behavioral health, nursing home, emotional, emotional support, telemedicine, domestic abuse, Cuomo, Trump, Biden, Congress, House, Senate, CARES, SAMHSA, Medicare, veterans, Medicaid, CMS, Suicide prevention, HEROES, block grant
SERIES: COVID-19’s Long-Term Policy Implications - Trade After the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the daily interactions from the individual to the international scale. As companies and countries scramble to acquire the materials needed to fight the virus, some lawmakers are calling for a reorganization of trade lines and re-shoring of manufacturing in an effort to prepare for future emergencies.

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Paul EpplerLitke, Eppler, Leiter, Kerr, Gardner, COVID-19, trade, China, USMCA, US-UK, globalization, tariff, tax, taxation, sanction, Section 301, Section 232, trade deal, deglobalization, NAFTA, reshoring, regionalizing, regionalization, Canada, Mexico, nationalism, Biden, Trump, Congress, Administration, House, Senate, TPP