Month: May 2020

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued an interim attorney general opinion on the applicability of Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm to local health officers’ ability to issue local orders responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to a request for an opinion from the Outagamie County Executive on Friday, May 15, 2020.    Due to the considerable confusion regarding the impact that the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Palm has on the authority […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin health officials over the weekend reported hundreds of new cases of the coronavirus, as communities and counties continued to debate their plans after the state Supreme Court rescinded a statewide stay-at-home order. Some local health officials in Wisconsin rescinded their stay-at-home orders Friday after attorneys warned they could be vulnerable to legal challenges. Wisconsin’s largest  counties, Milwaukee and Dane, home to about 1.5 million of the […]

To downtown businesses, As the Safer at Home order has ended, the legal requirements for social distancing have been lifted. However, it is STRONGLY recommended that every business determine a Pandemic Operations Plan for both their employee's and customer's safety.    There is a table outside of the DFP office (131 S. Main) with COVID supplies. Please stop by and pick up whatever you need. Hand sanitizer is available in […]

While the Safer at Home Order is no longer in effect, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) says it will continue to follow the guidance of the Centers of Disease Control and the Department of Health Services (DHS) to restrict all non-essential visitation at state correctional institutions.   The DOC says this decision is being made   "in the interest of the health and safety of our staff, persons in our care, […]