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Wisconsin Governor Issues New Mask Mandate After GOP Repeal
21 days ago | By Bloomberg
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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One Emergency After Another: Wisconsin Governor And Legislators Battle Over COVID-19
21 days ago | By NPR
The Republican legislature repealed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' state of emergency declaration Thursday, saying he had overreached his authority. Evers countered and issued another order.
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Wisconsin gov. issues new mask mandate after GOP votes to repeal order
21 days ago | By New York Post
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers implemented a new statewide mask mandate on Thursday, shortly after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to revoke his previous order requiring face coverings in public places. Evers said in a video posted to Twitter that his priority is keeping Wisconsinites safe and that wearing a mask is “the most basic way” to...
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Wisconsin GOP Repeals Governor's Statewide Mask Mandate
21 days ago | By The Huffington Post
The GOP-Controlled Assembly's vote came a week after the state Senate killed the Democratic governor's mask order.
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Gov. Evers issues new emergency order putting mask mandate back in place
21 days ago | By WISN
Within an hour of the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly passing a resolution that immediately repealed the statewide face mask mandate, Gov. Tony Evers issued a new public health emergency order keeping the mask mandate in place.
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Wisconsin Gov. Issues New Mask Order Right After Assembly Votes To Repeal Mandate
21 days ago | By CBS
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.
The Democrat Evers said in a video message that his priority is keeping people safe and that wearing a mask was the most basic way to do that.
Republicans who voted to repeal the order said Evers was exceeding his authority by issuing new public health emergencies rather than having the Legislature approve extensions.
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