Assembly hits pause on vote to eliminate Tony Evers' mask mandate
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Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, left, confers with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester.
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Hunger Task Force Workers distribute food Thursday at McGovern Park in Milwaukee. The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday paused efforts to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate, a move that could jeopardize more than $49 million in federal food assistance.
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Hunger Task Force Workers distribute food Thursday at McGovern Park in Milwaukee.
Assembly Republicans paused efforts to eliminate Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate after reports surfaced that doing so could cut the state off from more than $49 million in federal food assistance for low-income families this month.
Governors and lieutenant governors from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Minnesota and Ohio are encouraging residents to make a plan for how they can get the coronavirus vaccine once they become eligible.
Hunger Task Force Workers distribute food Thursday at McGovern Park in Milwaukee. The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday paused efforts to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' mask mandate, a move that could jeopardize more than $49 million in federal food assistance.
