Democrat Gov. Tony Evers begs Wisconsin GOP to stop fighting mask mandates
Gov.Tony Evers, D-Wis., is pleading with state GOP lawmakers to stop legal efforts to thwart mask mandates and coronavirus restrictions amid a fresh surge in cases that has propelled the state to record-breaking infection rates. "I ask you and your allies to withdraw from ongoing litigation to strike down our public health emergency and order requiring masks in public places – which nearly 70% of Wisconsinites support – and decline to pursue new litigation that will further hinder our state’s ability to respond to this pandemic," Evers wrote in a letter to Wisconsin's top Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Evers' letter follows a judge's ruling against a lawsuit from a conservative