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Andrea Palm

Mar 1, 2021

WILL proposes reforms to Wisconsin emergency powers

A new report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty proposes a series of reforms to Wisconsin's emergency-powers statutes, including preventing emergency declarations from lasting more than 30 days and prohibiting orders from confining people to their homes.

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Jan 19, 2021

Michael Best Strategies partner Karen Timberlake to serve as DHS interim secretary

Karen Timberlake, a partner at Michael Best Strategies’ Madison office, will serve as the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ interim secretary. Timberlake replaces Andrea Palm, who has been nominated as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the Biden Administration. Palm will depart DHS on Wednesday, and Timberlake will take […]

Oct 14, 2020

Wisconsin judge blocks governor’s order limiting capacity

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order from Gov. Tony Evers’ administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places, a step that comes as the state breaks records for new coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations. Sawyer […]

May 27, 2020

State Supreme Court dismisses second stay-at-home order lawsuit

The Wisconsin Supreme Court dismissed the second lawsuit over Gov. Tony Evers' overturned coronavirus stay-at-home emergency order on Wednesday.

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