SCOWIS questions legality of COVID-19 capacity limits order
By Scott Bauer
SCOWIS questions legality of COVID-19 capacity limits order
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Thursday questioned the legality of an order issued by the state s top health official limiting how many people can gather in bars and restaurants given the court s decision earlier this year that a similar order needed legislative approval.
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on Thursday questioned the legality of an order issued by the state s top health official limiting how many people can gather in bars and restaurants given the court s decision earlier this year that a similar order needed legislative approval.
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Montgomery: A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the state’s mandatory face mask mandate, which opponents claimed is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins, in a decision Tuesday, dismissed the lawsuit calling it a “shotgun pleading” that makes a lot of accusations without organization or solid legal claims. The same judge in October had refused the suit’s request to block the mask rule, which health officials have credited with lessening the impact of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The mask order, which was first imposed in the summer and extends at least through Jan. 22, requires anyone over the age of 6 to wear masks in indoor public spaces and outdoors when it’s impossible to stay at least 6 feet away from others. The lawsuit was filed by former Alabama Chief J
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Wisconsin COVID-19 vaccinations near 200, with more in store
December 16, 2020 1:19 PM Associated Press
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MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin’s top health official says nearly 200 health care workers in the state had been vaccinated for COVID-19 as of Wednesday.
Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm also says no spike in coronavirus cases were reported following the Thanksgiving holiday, but urged people to continue to remain vigilant with the Christmas and New Year’s holidays approaching.
Wisconsin’s case numbers spiked in mid-November and have been declining since.
And while the numbers are trending in the right direction, and the vaccine is slowing being given to health care workers, Palm stressed that people still need to wear masks, keep a distance, frequently wash hands and avoid gatherings.
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