Wisconsin Counties On Their Own After Court Lifts Covid-19 Order

May 14, 2020, 10:57 PM UTC

Municipalities across Wisconsin quickly ordered businesses to stay closed and enacted local bans against large gatherings after a statewide order intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus was invalidated by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Dane County, which includes Madison, issued a public health order enacting the chief tenets of the statewide order struck down by the court. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) reminded residents a March 25 public health order containing restrictions on public gatherings is still in effect.

A divided court late Wednesday had ruled that an executive-branch order requiring the state’s nearly 6 million residents to shelter ...

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