Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal
Scott Bauer
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FILE - This July 30, 2020, image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin s Republican-controlled Legislature has repealed Democratic Gov. Evers statewide mask mandate Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Health experts have warned against repealing the mandate, saying masks are probably the most effective way to slow the spread of COVID-19. (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn t have authority to make such a decree.
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State GOP repeals mask mandate, followed by new Evers emergency order
By Scott Bauer
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, Feb. 4 an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn t have authority to make such a decree.
Evers and the Legislature have been at odds throughout the pandemic but the latest moves created an unprecedented level of whiplash.
The Democratic governor said in a video message that his priority is keeping people safe and that wearing a mask is the most basic way to do that.
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Wisconsin GOP repeals governor’s statewide mask mandate (UPDATE) By: Associated Press February 4, 2021
12:17 pm
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday repealed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate, brushing aside warnings from health experts against making Wisconsin one of only 10 states without a statewide order.
The Assembly vote came a week after the Senate voted to kill the mandate. Republicans, who control both chambers, argued that Evers exceeded his authority by repeatedly extending the mask mandate without legislative approval. The repeal will take effect on Friday, after both GOP legislative leaders sign it.