WI Republicans Seek To Block University’s COVID Tests

July 30, 2021 Coronavirus, Republicans

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:

A Republican-controlled committee plans to block the University of Wisconsin from instituting COVID-19 testing, masking and vaccination protocols on campuses across the state, a move that comes as health officials sound warnings about the rapidly spreading, highly contagious delta variant.

State Sen. Steve Nass [photo] said Wednesday that he would be moving to require the university to get approval from the Legislature before enacting any virus-related regulations.

Nass co-chairs the Legislature’s GOP-controlled rules committee, which Nass said will vote remotely Tuesday to block UW virus protocols without a public hearing.

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— Alex Knapp (@TheAlexKnapp) July 30, 2021