Wisconsin governor orders masks statewide amid virus surge

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Scott Bauer, Associated Press
Updated 2:43 pm CDT, Thursday, July 30, 2020

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued a statewide mask mandate amid a spike in coronavirus cases, setting up a conflict with Republican legislative leaders and some conservatives who oppose such a requirement and successfully sued to kill the governor's "safer at home” order.

Evers, a Democrat, declared a new public health emergency and ordered the wearing of masks for anyone age 5 and up starting on Saturday for all enclosed spaces except a person’s home. The new order also applies to outdoor bars and restaurants, except when people are eating or drinking.

Anyone who violates the order would be subject to a $200 fine. It is scheduled to run until Sept. 28.

“This virus doesn’t care about any town, city, or county boundary, and we need a statewide approach to get Wisconsin back on track,” Evers said in a statement, citing the recent rise in cases across the state.

The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court in May tossed out an order from Evers’ health secretary closing most nonessential businesses in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Evers-orders-masks-statewide-as-coronavirus-cases-15446424.php

[lkinwi]

1. Let's hope that the idiot republicans can't kill the mandate.

[CaptYossarian]

5. Steve Nass from Whitewater just called an emergency session to do just that.

[IronLionZion]

2. Unmasked GOPers might protest outside the DNC in Milwaukee

And those folks can breathe deep

[Traildogbob]

4. Whoa

No paramilitary intervention?

[IronLionZion]

6. Not even if they spit in police officers' faces

[ProfessorGAC]

3. On June 13, Positivity Was 2.8

Yesterday, is was 6.9. Nearly a 150% increase.
And it was nearly 8 a week ago.
This had to be done.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. Well gosh.

Something comes to mind about barn doors and horses. Hmmm, I'll think of it eventually.

[Luciferous]

8. The Republicans here got our safer at home order tossed by the state Supreme Court, but I think

Evers is in a better position now because our court now includes Karofsky and she is more liberal.