Wisconsin Senate votes to repeal Gov. Evers’s statewide mask mandate

Published January 27, 2021 3:56am ET



Wisconsin Republicans, who voted to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’s statewide mask mandate on Tuesday, have accused the governor of overstepping his authority.

In an 18-13 vote, in which two Republicans joined all Democratic members, the Wisconsin state Senate voted to repeal the mandate, arguing that it amounts to unconstitutional overreach.

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