by Raymond Neupert | Mar 31, 2021
The State Supreme Court has ruled that Governor Evers cannot keep issuing emergency declarations for COVID-19. In a 4 to 3 decision, the court ruled on Wednesday that Governor Evers has overstepped his bounds on issuing declarations for the same emergency event past...
by Raymond Neupert | Feb 4, 2021
Governor Tony Evers has issued a new health emergency and mask order in response to Republican efforts to end the current order. On Thursday, the Governor issued a new mask order and health emergency just an hour after the State Assembly issued a resolution to end his...
by Bob Hague | Jan 29, 2021
Republicans in the state legislature have said that Governor Tony Evers has been unwilling to work with them on any sort of legislation requiring the wearing of masks. Evers said Friday that his administration was offered only limited options by lawmakers. “The...
by Bob Hague | Jan 28, 2021
It didn’t happen on Thursday, but Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the chamber will probably vote next week on a resolution to end Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask order. “We now have the ability to come in and say to Governor Evers this is why...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2021
The state Senate on Tuesday passed a resolution to end Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. It was authored by state Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater). “We citizens are capable determining what steps are appropriate to take in our daily lives to...
by Bob Hague | Jan 26, 2021
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature want to cancel the governor’s mask order. The state Medical Society wants it continued. Dr. Bud Chumbley is CEO of the Wisconsin Medical Society. “The science is definitive that they reduce the spread of COVID-19,...
by Bob Hague | Sep 22, 2020
Republican legislative leaders are critical of Governor Tony Evers extension of a statewide mask mandate. But in statements released Tuesday, neither Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald or Assembly Speaker Robin Vos signaled any intention of calling legislators...
by Raymond Neupert | Sep 15, 2020
Governor Tony Evers won’t be issuing any general school closure orders, after a swathe of districts have had cases of COVID-19. Evers says that local school districts continue to be the best source for their own decisions on whether or not to reopen. ...
by Bob Hague | Sep 3, 2020
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm says that the statewide mask order put in place by the Evers’ administration has proven effective, in slowing spread of COVID-19 in the state. “The science tells us that COVID-19 is...
by WRN Contributor | Aug 26, 2020
A lawsuit filed by the the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty seeks to overturn Governor Tony Evers’ statewide face mask. WILL filed the lawsuit in Polk County on behalf of three plaintiffs, claiming Evers violated state law by declaring a...
by WRN Contributor | Jul 13, 2020
A face-mask mandate begins Monday in Dane County. Masks are required for everyone over five years of age. Masks are only required indoors, and where social distancing is hard to maintain. Violators in the city of Madison could be fined up to $376, although it’s...
by [email protected] | Oct 4, 2021
Dane County is extending its COVID-19 emergency order. Public Health Madison and Dane County cites a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, and high community transmission. Face Covering Emergency Order #3 requires face coverings among people ages 2 &...
by Raymond Neupert | Aug 18, 2021
Public Health Madison Dane County is reinstituting the county wide indoor mask orders again, in response to the resurgence of COVID-19. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said there will not be occupancy limits in place for businesses and other public spaces....
by Raymond Neupert | Feb 4, 2021
Assembly Republicans have voted in favor of ending Governor Tony Evers mask order and health emergency. That resolution will go into effect on Friday. The removal of the health emergency will mean Wisconsin is no longer eligible for 50 million dollars a month in food...
by Bob Hague | Feb 3, 2021
The state Assembly is kicking the Republican effort to end a statewide mask mandate back to the Senate. although it’s unclear how soon that chamber might act. That means Governor Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate remains in place for the time being....
by Raymond Neupert | Jan 29, 2021
The State Senate is sending the GOP backed COVID-19 relief package back to the Assembly, with a new rider. The bill will allow Governor Evers to issue public health emergencies solely for the purpose of receiving federal relief funding. The addition was made after it...
by Bob Hague | Jan 20, 2021
Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday issued a new statewide public health emergency and face mask requirement. The order continues through March 20 and, with some exceptions, requires everyone age 5 and older to wear a mask indoors when they’re around people who they...
by Bob Hague | Nov 20, 2020
As promised, Governor Tony Evers on Friday declared a new public health emergency in response to Wisconsin’s coronavirus crisis. Evers noted that “hospitals are operating at or very near full capacity and healthcare providers are struggling to keep up with...
by Bob Hague | Nov 18, 2020
One day after Wisconsin saw the highest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, Governor Tony Evers has extended a State of Emergency, and reissued his original mask mandate. “I’m announcing I’ll be declaring a new...
by Bob Hague | Oct 30, 2020
As the state continues to see climbing COVID-19 cases rates and hospitalizations, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers had a blunt message on Friday. “If we want to do this right, and stop it in its tracks, people have to wear a freaking mask. Simple as that.”...
