Gov. Evers issued a new mask mandate on Thursday February 4, after Republican lawmakers eliminated the public health emergency. Evers announced a new health emergency order reinstating the mask mandate an hour after the legislative vote. Republican State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu is urging the State Supreme Court to rule on the issue. The governor also vetoed 2021 Assembly Bill 1, the state’s legislature first COVID-19 relief bill.
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