Wisconsin GOP repeals governor’s statewide mask mandate (UPDATE)
By: Associated Press
February 4, 2021
12:17 pm
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday repealed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate, brushing aside warnings from health experts against making Wisconsin one of only 10 states without a statewide order.
The Assembly vote came a week after the Senate voted to kill the mandate. Republicans, who control both chambers, argued that Evers exceeded his authority by repeatedly extending the mask mandate without legislative approval. The repeal will take effect on Friday, after both GOP legislative leaders sign it.