After a year of COVID-19 emergencies, lawmakers want to limit governors’ powers
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Protesters stand to the side as Gov. Tom Wolf speaks outside the Enola Weis Markets store on April 6, 2021. Wolf thanked grocery store workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com, file
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By DAVID A. LIEB, The Associated Press
As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in future emergencies.
The legislative measures are aimed not simply at undoing mask mandates and capacity limits that have been common during the pandemic. Many proposals seek to fundamentally shift power away from governors and toward lawmakers the next time there is a virus outbreak, terrorist attack or natural disaster.
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