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Jeff Fitter says 2020 profits were down by about half at his Eureka, Missouri, restaurant, Super Smokers BBQ, largely due to the pandemic. He supports a bill limiting emergency health orders to 14 days unless authorized for longer by the Legislature. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
ACROSS AMERICA 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.
The push is underway in such states as Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania, where legislators are seeking a constitutional amendment to strip the governor of many of his emergency powers.
State lawmakers are pushing to curb governors virus powers
David A. Lieb
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Jeff Fitter, owner of Super Smokers BBQ, poses for a photo inside his restaurant Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Eureka, Mo. Fitter says his profits were down by about half last year, largely because of the closures and capacity limits imposed by St. Louis County. He is supporting a bill that would limit local emergency health orders to 14 days unless authorized for longer by the Legislature. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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.
State lawmakers push to curb governorsâ coronavirus powers
The coronavirus has entered a lethal phase, yet state legislators want to strip governors of their emergency powers.
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Jeff Fitter, owner of Super Smokers BBQ, poses for a photo inside his restaurant Thursday, in Eureka, Mo. Fitter says his profits were down by about half last year, largely because of the closures and capacity limits imposed by St. Louis County. He is supporting a bill that would limit local emergency health orders to 14 days unless authorized for longer by the Legislature. [ JEFF ROBERSON | AP ]
Published Jan. 28
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.