UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said the county's order "does not apply directly to units of a state agency."

(The Center Square) – If Gov. Tony Evers can't have his restrictions on reopening Wisconsin, he apparently doesn't want any restrictions. 

Even with the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this week to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ safer-at-home orders, it’s relatively agreed that the the state isn’t out of the woods yet.

Citing mounting confusion over the legality of local stay-at-home orders, Attorney General Josh Kaul issued an interim opinion defending local official's authority to pass such measures.

Citing mounting confusion over the legality of local stay-at-home orders, Attorney General Josh Kaul issued an interim opinion defending local official's authority to pass such measures.

Madison Assistant City Attorney Marci Paulsen said in an email Friday afternoon that officials "will not be rescinding our orders" because "we believe they are legal and clearly authorized under state statute."

MADISON – Attorney General Kaul has joined five other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a coalition of states defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against efforts by the Trump Administration and a group of states led by Texas to repeal the entire ACA.

Following a ruling from the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the statewide stay-at-home order, Public Health Madison & Dane County issued its own to continue containing the coronavirus pandemic.  

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is now defending the future of the Affordable Care Act, just two short years after the state joined the lawsuit to kill it.