Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement today regarding Governor Tony Evers issuing another unlawful emergency declaration (Executive Order #105) less than 30 minutes after the State Assembly passed SJR 3 that legally ended Evers emergency declaration (Executive Order #104) issued in January 2021 : “Tony Evers is now

Madison— On Thursday, Rep. Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) joined his Assembly Colleagues in voting to terminate Governor Evers’ State of Emergency and statewide mask mandate. “Today I voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 3, to put a stop to Gov. Evers’ continuous executive overreach. The fact of the matter is

Washington, DC – Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement after the Wisconsin Rapids Together Task Force met on Wednesday. “Since Verso announced its decision to cease operations at its paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids, I have worked with local, state, federal, industry, and labor leaders and Verso Corporation to support the

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement after the Wisconsin State Assembly adopted a resolution today ending Wisconsin’s rule on wearing masks: “As Wisconsin heads into the coldest week of weather we have seen in this pandemic – a time in which more of us will be indoors

Madison, WI – Rep. Rachael Cabral-Guevara voted to approve Assembly Joint Resolution 4, which repeals the governor’s illegally-issued state of emergency declaration. Following her vote, Rep. Cabral-Guevara released the following statement: “Governor Evers has broad powers to issue public health emergency declarations and orders under statute 323, but it is not unlimited,”

MADISON, WI – Today State Rep. Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) joined his Assembly colleagues in voting to concur in Senate Joint Resolution 3, which ends Gov. Tony Evers’ most recent declaration of a state public health emergency.  The joint resolution also terminates the Governor’s actions and orders related to the

MADISON – Following the vote in the Wisconsin State Assembly to repeal Governor Evers’s mask order, Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement: “I am deeply disappointed in my Republican colleagues’ decision to repeal the Governor’s statewide public health emergency and mask order. With case counts finally decreasing and

Some see the mask as a symbol of safety and precaution. Some see the mask as a symbol of oppression. Both are correct. Many scientists and medical professionals believe that the widespread wearing of masks helps us fight the spread of the coronavirus. In certain circumstances where distancing is not

Madison, WI – Today, Rep. Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) and her Republican colleagues in the Wisconsin State Assembly voted in favor of Senate Joint Resolution 3, terminating Governor Evers’ State of Emergency and statewide mask mandate. “I am thrilled to finally put power back in the hands of the people of

MILWAUKEE – The County Board of Supervisors held its annual Black History Month celebration at its monthly meeting Thursday morning. The program included a libation from State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde, a prayer by Supervisor Russell Antonio Goodwin, Sr. and remarks from Office on African American Affairs Executive Director Jeff Roman and Former Supervisor Elizabeth Coggs.

Madison – Today, the State Assembly convened to repeal the statewide mask order and sent yet another version of Assembly Bill 1 to the Senate. Assembly Bill 1 has been sent back and forth between the Senate and Assembly for a month. The amended version will likely be voted on by

Madison- State Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) issued the following regarding the Passage of Senate Joint Resolution 3. “Today I voted to support Senate Joint Resolution 3 that repeals the governor’s unlawful executive order declaring a state of emergency again without approval of the legislature.  Under the law, the Governor’s authority to

MILWAUKEE – An overwhelming majority of the Board of Supervisors postponed a final decision on whether to re-join the Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) today, voting 15-1 to request that Milwaukee County’s top lawyer assemble the outstanding issues of concern on behalf of the County, with a focus on specific actionable process

MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans approved Senate Joint Resolution 3 despite bipartisan opposition, and also approved a politically-charged version of Assembly Bill 1, taking action to repeal Wisconsin’s statewide mask order in the coming days. In response, Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement: “Today’s actions by the majority of

Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) released the following statement following today’s session of the Wisconsin State Assembly: “Today should have been focused on passing the bipartisan COVID-19 compromise bill that the State Senate and Governor Evers had already agreed to – Wisconsin families, workers, and businesses need and deserve that

PHILADELPHIA — Today, as a more infectious “super strain” of COVID-19 is expected to dominate the U.S. by next month, Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature repealed the statewide mask mandate instituted by former science teacher Gov. Tony Evers, needlessly risking the lives of constituents. From the beginning of the