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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Republican lawmaker is moving to block University of Wisconsin virus testing, vaccination rules
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Don Moynihan
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Alternate, but more accurate headline: Republicans moving to encourage spread of most contagious version of most deadly pandemic in 100 years
A Republican lawmaker is moving to block University of Wisconsin virus testing, vaccination rules
State Sen. Steve Nass said he would be moving to require the university to get legislative approval before enacting any virus-related regulations.
jsonline.com
7:11 PM · Jul 29, 2021
Don Moynihan
@donmoyn
Alternate, but more accurate headline: Republicans moving to encourage spread of most contagious version of most deadly pandemic in 100 years
A Republican lawmaker is moving to block University of Wisconsin virus testing, vaccination rules
State Sen. Steve Nass said he would be moving to require the university to get legislative approval before enacting any virus-related regulations.
jsonline.com
7:11 PM · Jul 29, 2021
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/29/republican-moves-block-uw-virus-testing-vaccination-rules/5415926001/
MADISON 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 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 Legislatures GOP-controlled rules committee, which Nass said will vote remotely Tuesday to block UW virus protocols without a public hearing.
UW System interim President Tommy Thompson, a former Republican governor and U.S. Department of Health Services secretary, did not directly address Nass plans in a statement Thursday. However, he said the biggest threat to in-person classes this fall would be actions that strip the UW System of the tools it has so successfully utilized to date to address outbreaks and reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Thompson promised the UW System would take nimble and reasonable steps that enable us to keep our campuses open for the education students need, parents expect, and Wisconsin deserves.
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A Republican lawmaker is moving to block University of Wisconsin virus testing, vaccination rules (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jul 2021
OP
They want the economy shut down cause they think it will help them win the election
Fullduplexxx
Jul 2021
#4
Response to Nevilledog (Original post)
Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.
madaboutharry
(40,244 posts)2. These ignorant ghouls want people to die.
There really is no other explanation.
Eugene
(61,974 posts)3. The GQP is becoming a full-blown death cult.
This is not just dumb, it's pro-virus.
Fullduplexxx
(7,876 posts)4. They want the economy shut down cause they think it will help them win the election
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