Former Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Launches TV Ad Pushing to Reopen Wisconsin
Thursday, May 7th, 2020 -- 9:02 AM
(AP) -Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde, a millionaire Madison businessman, launched a television ad Wednesday arguing for the immediate reopening of business in Wisconsin, the latest push by conservatives for a faster end to the state’s “safer at home” order.Hovde looks directly at the camera and poses questions to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers about the extension of his order until May 26 to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Evers has been facing increasing pressure to reopen the state, including from the state chamber of commerce and Republican lawmakers.
Protests have popped up to urge a faster reopening, with the largest one attracting about 1,500 people to the steps of the Capitol last month. The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday, and could rule any day, on a Republican-brought lawsuit that seeks to block the stay-at-home order.
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