Month: May 2020

On May 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ (DHS) Safer at Home Order 28, ultimately declaring that DHS failed to follow proper rulemaking as required by Wis. Stat. 227.    “Based on the Supreme Court’s ruling, the Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office will not be enforcing any violations of Safer at Home Orders and will be dismissing any currently-filed Safer at Home violations,” Eric […]

Letter from Fond du Lac city manager Joe Moore: In response to the recent Supreme Court ruling, the city of Fond du Lac begins the transition from orders to guidelines.  Accordingly, while there are no restrictions for businesses and their customers, we strongly encourage everyone to follow the guidelines of the CDC, local public health, and WEDC as part of safely reopening.   We will be coordinating with organizers of larger gatherings […]

MADISON — Following the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's ruling striking down Wisconsin's Safer at Home order, Gov. Tony Evers today approved a statement of scope developed by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) beginning the administrative rule making process to enact protections for Wisconsinites during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor's approval letter is available here and the scope statement is available here. The governor's statement on the Supreme Court of Wisconsin's ruling is available here.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is warning of “massive confusion” after the state Supreme Court tossed out the Democrat’s stay-at-home order and Republicans said they may leave it up to local governments to enact their own rules for combating the coronavirus pandemic. The court order threw communities into chaos. Some bars opened immediately while local leaders in other areas moved to keep strict restrictions in place to […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is chiding a Republican lawmaker who called for the resignation of the state’s health secretary, saying it was an “insane statement.” Sen. Tom Tiffany was elected to Congress in a special election on Tuesday. On Thursday, Tiffany said Palm should step down as leader of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services because of how she handled response to the coronavirus pandemic. The […]

A new Marquette Law School poll shows a wide variation on how Wisconsin residents feel about re-engaging in certain activities as the state reopens the economy.  Poll director Charles Franklin says 77 percent said they would be comfortable visiting a friend or relative in their homes,  56 percent said they would be comfortable shopping in a mall.   Forty five percent would be comfortable going to  a worship service and 42 percent would be comfortable […]