The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Ever’s Administration did not have the authority to extend the stay-at-home oder until May 26th.
The ruling would allow legislators to offer their own recovery plan.
“The court says that it is legal and unenforcable.”
More importantly, Wisconsin 2nd District Assemblyman Shae Sortwell sys Wisconsin is open for business.
“As of right now from the state, there is no Stay at Home Order in effect,” says Sortwell. “Every business, every bar, every restaurant has no restrictions from the state government.”
The argument from lawmakers was that they did not have input in the decision made the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Andrea Palm.
“If local health departments decide that they want to put some restrictions in place, that is something that is going to have to be worked out through local boards.”
The details of what this means for businesses reopening options is still unclear as a stay as been issued until May 20th.
He says the only thing that the state is restricting is the opening of K-12 public and private schools.
“If local health departments decide that they want to put some restrictions in place, that is something that is going to have to be worked out through local boards.”
Sortwell confirmed that hair salons are able to open.
“That does not mean that we have to go crazy, you can still be safe and reasonable because there are people out there that are scared.”
Sortwell says Governor Evers tried to go beyond his legislative power.
State Representative Gary Tauchen told tchdailynews.com that the Assembly Republicans had a conference call Wednesday evening to discuss the next steps.
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