GOP-controlled Wisconsin Senate moves toward overturning mask mandate
January 26, 2021 6:30 PM Site staff
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MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) – The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Senate approved a resolution Tuesday in their quest to end Gov. Tony Evers’ public health emergency declaration, which would overturn Evers’ statewide mask mandate if the Assembly passes it.
“For over nine months, the Republicans who control the Legislature have sat on their hands,” Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason, said after the session. “Today was another missed opportunity to do the right thing and prioritize the health and safety of the Wisconsinites they are sworn to serve.