GOP wants regional reopening approach

Republican law makers sued the Evers administration over the Safer at Home order extension.

Our Charles Benson joined TMJ4 News at Noon with updates.

ANY MOMENT -- THE STATESUPREME COURT COULD ISSUE ITSRULING ABOUT WHETHER THEGOVERNOR EVERS ADMINISTRATIONHAD THE AUTHORITY TO EXTENDTHE SAFER AT HOME HOME UNTILMAY 26TH.REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERSSUED THE EVERS ADMINISTRATIONOVER THE EXTENSION.

THEY SAYTHEY WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLETO CURTAIL THE GOVERNOR'S,QUOTE, "CZAR LIKE POWERS."CHARLES BENSON FOLLOWING THESEDEVELOPMENTS.ASSEMBLY SPEAKER VOS ANDSENATE MAJORITY LEADERFITZGERALD BELEIVE IT'S NOWSAFER TO REOPEN MOREBUSINESSES AND THEY'RE HOPINGTHE SUPREME COURT WILL GIVETHEM THE CHANCE TO NEGOTIATETHE STATE'S NEXT STEPS.BOTHTALKED TODAY WITH THEWISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS ANDCOMMERCE - WHICH HAS BEENPUSHING FOR THE STATE TOREOPEN ALL BUSINESSES.UNDER GOVERNOR EVERS PLANS THESTATE NEEDS TO MEET A SET OFMETRICS TO REOPEN.

THE STATEIS NOW ONE STEP AWAY FROMMOVING TO PHASE ONE OF THEBADGER BACK PLAN THAT WOULDALLOW GATHERINGS OF TEN ORFEWER PEOPLE.WHILE REPUBLICANSHAVE NOT LAID OUT SPECIFICPLANS TO REOPEN - SPEAKER VOSFAVORS A REGIONAL APPROACH .SENATOR FITZGERALD SAYS THESTATE ALSO NEEDS A BIPARTISANPLAN FOR THIS FALL IF THEVIRUS RETURNS AND MORECLOSINGS ARE AT STAKE10:20Speaker Vos: I'm anoptimistic, assuming we win -have good faith negotiationand avoid disfunction... Gov'does not want to engage in theprocess.Sen Fitzgerald:10:30 Ido anticipate issues in thefall - ...we need cooperative- and push forward.WE GOT THIS RESPONSE FROM THEGOVERNOR'S OFFICE.."They wanta seat at the table yet refuseto show up and do any work.

Ifthe GOP has a plan, or evenany ideas, about ways we cansave lives and safely reengageour economy we'dlove to hearthem.

So far we haven't heardanything from them butcomplaints, even as Safer AtHome is working and 69% ofWisconsinites agree with whatthe governor has done."YESTERDAY'S MARQUETTE LAWSCHOOL POLL SHOWED NEARLY 70PERCENT OF PEOPLE TOUGHT ITWAS APPROPRIATE FOR THEGOVERNOR TO CLOSE SCHOOLS,BUSNESSES AND RESTRICT PUBLICGATHERINGS.

64 PERCENT SAYTHEY APPROVE THE GOVENROR'SHANDLING OF THE CORONAVIRUS.VINCE AND SUSAN.