Jan 29, 2021
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, person, wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks through steam vented from a manhole in Philadelphia. Irked by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
By DAVID A. LIEB
Associated Press
Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns.