Governor Evers' Administration Withdraws Scope Statement for New Orders to Combat Coronavirus
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 -- 12:14 PM
(AP) -Gov. Tony Evers’ administration withdrew its outline Monday for a new emergency rule to manage the coronavirus pandemic amid intense Republican opposition.State Department of Health Services officials notified state Senate President Roger Roth and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in a letter that they have withdrawn the rule’s scope statement from consideration. The letter didn’t offer any explanation. Scope statements are the first step toward promulgating a rule; such statements are broad outlines of what the rules will do.
The DHS released the scope statement Thursday, a day after the state Supreme Court struck down Evers’ stay-at-home order. The statement said the rule could “re-articulate” parts of Evers’ stay-at-home order.
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