The pandemic has created a difficult situation and since this is all new territory possibly the best decisions are not being made. At the same time I don't think that the Govenor should always have to run to the Legislature for their decision before making his. Sometimes crisis management is needed.

What powers did they cede/look the other way when Gov. Walker was in office...he's not completely wrong but there is definitely some hypocrisy involved here.

He's not even trying to work with anyone.

I don't like executive orders

Sounds like the governor is over reaching.

Evers is an idiot. I hope the fools who elected him in Milwaukee county and Dane county suffer greatly under his rule.

Evers issued a mask mandate... that's it. The title is misleading and the rest of the article is just speculation about what could happen. Despite Senator Marklein's opinion, none of his concerns have come to fruition.

I just think we could come out of this faster if everyone wore a mask and washed their hands more. Hey, I don't look pretty in a mask, but I'm willing to forgo the beauty pageant for now!

He pretty much said what I feel and think. He was probably a little nicer to Evers than I would be. Evers is only the governor for the socialist-democrats of Wisconsin, not the people of Wisconsin.

I wish the politicizing of citizens safety would go away. No matter which party you endorse, our health comes first.

Time for people to do as they feel fit. Obviously the mask mandate as not worked!

government needs checks and balances - governor is NOT a dictator

Over reach of power by Governor while legislators work on reelection sad world we are creating

Agree Evers over stepped his authority.

Hospitalizations are key

President Trump has given the states the power to monitor it's severity of Covid 19 and to imply proper protocol's to keep our citizens safe. Unfortunately governors like Evers has chosen to abuse this power!

Listen to experts on masks. Either all do it right or don't do at all.

It's imperative that people wash their hands, most of us are reusing the masks, shoving them in pockets, dropping them, stuffing into a purse or car, and this is not appropriate for the mask which should be disposed of after one use, if it could actually protect the virus from passing through. I know that no mask on the market is capable of that. Many people are no longer doing so, to wear masks, because there are few that are actually ill in most areas of the state.

King Tony disobeyed an earlier court ruling. He is a rebellious, spoiled child and must be taken to the wood shed . I hope his bottom smarts for years.

Again, Evers does not have a clue.

The count of covid-19 is so miss leading

Thoughtful article

I don't have an issue with wearing masks. I have an issue with how the Governor is enforcing the requirement.

Legislature should legislate

The overreaching by Governor Evers had to be stopped!

I don't necessarily agree with the mask mandate. But the constant bickering between parties is not the answer either

Lawyers love to sue. We have too many lawyers in government.

Then the Republicans should go out of their way to ensure that their supporters know that masks and other measures are for the benefit of all and not support corrupt Trump misinformation campaigns.

It's following the rules and the procedures, something our governor seems incapable of even trying.

Very weak governor as leader.

About damn time!

The whole point was to get people to wear masks in public and people are actually adhering to the mandate. How is this a bad thing?

Waste of time and money. There are more important issues.

Evers wants everyone to stay home and he will redistribute the wealth so everything is "fair", RIGHT!

Why does upholding the law have to run contrary to protecting the health of our citizens.

COVID-19 has been blown way out of proportion - statistics show that the fatality rate is way lower than the flu. people who have the most issues have underlying health issues, just like if they contract the flu. let people live! anyone who's afraid should stay home, but not on taxpayer's money. let the rest of us live as we see fit - working and supporting local businesses

Courts will drag it out until expiration of orders

the 77 day safer at home thing was to last 14-21 days and now our governor wants to extend the illegal mask wearing mandate. If it has not worked in 60 days ,why would anyone think all our problems will be solved in another 60 days? We cannot build up herd immunity if we don't expose ourselves to the virus!

Choke hold on the whole state

Couldn't agree more! Allow local constituents to help curve the real pandemic which is Covid 19 and not Democracy!

And he's an expert? How about advice from our infectious disease experts

The power of the Governor should be shared with the legislature. We don't need a dictator in the state office to tell us what to do.

Evers is evil.

Someone has to take the reins to steer the state out of this mess.

Gov. Evers does not seem the rules of the Governor office

It acknowledges his violation of the procedural process.

If the Legislature won’t act I guess individuals will have to!

Great ruling! Election day is the 3rd! NOT up to 6 days later

Two more days is plenty of time.

I suppose one can debate the number of days allowed...likely anything that comes in at the end of the allowed period won't affect the outcome. Of course, we all know Republicans desire to limit/hinder the "wrong" people from voting, so one must take for a grain of salt their indignation of this ruling

THE ELECTION IS ON NOVEMBER 3RD......PERIOD!!!!

More chance for fraud.

Of course its a good ruling we have an election day not an election week. If you can't vote on time you're as freaking idiot!

Everybody has plenty time to get absentee ballot and return it before Nov. 3rd.

Why are the Republicans dead-set on voter suppression? If the ballot is postmarked by November 3rd, it should be counted. Within a week of the election, we'll know the outcomes. Let's encourage everyone to vote safely.

There is still time to put a deadline on requests for the absentee ballots, how about October 9th? They will require a postmark of October 16th, this should get them into the right hands by November 3rd. How stupid do we have to make this. I will be voting in person on November 3rd, the day everyone should really be voting IF YOU ARE A TRUE AMERICAN! That is why it is called ELECTION DAY! This crap is all the result of democrats.

The ballots had to have a postmark of election day or before. By not allowing extra time for delivery our right to vote is being subverted.

I am a pollworker. If you ask for an absentee ballet you have plenty of time to return it! Be Responsible

will be a shit show if allowed to count ballots too long after election - more reasons to contest outcome

Everyone knows when election day is!!! If they want their vote to count get it in on time.

a very political judicial system

The election is Nov.3rd. and everyone has a chance to vote absentee far enough in advance. Those who don't need to get their act together!

Statute prevents extending deadline.

Postmark works for tax payments

Why are we using special rules this year? Your vote is important so treat it that way and vote early! Setting up the post office to blame if the election doesn't go our way?

We had less than 0.1% ballots mailed in that returned after the election date in the last election where I am a pollster assistant. Even then they can't get it right. They forget signatures, witness signatures, etc. One day after should be sufficient, they should be smart enough to mail in 6 days before the election to ensure their vote. Ballots are out a month early this year. In Madison areas I saw ballot boxes not being monitored, and heard there were many more indiscretions as to how the ballots were actually handled, which by the way, was NOT as directed in procedural directives given in the past.

Keep the election from being bought by the democrats.

If people are so helpless an cannot vote on time why should their vote count

There is ample time to mail absentee ballots so they arrive on or before election day.

Votes should be tabulated on election day or evening

if someone wants there vote counted, get it in the mail 7 days early, you know like credit card payments have been for ever!

I'd be open to counting ballots early, and then tallying them up on election day.

Results should be known on Election Day allow them to count ballots as they come in with structure

Great ruling. Check out what Project Veritas uncovered just this morning in Minnesota. What further evidence does the left need?

I do like Sen. Johnson idea for early tabulating ballots!

More land off the tax roles!?

I would like to see more money going to farmers to institute conservation practices on their Wisconsin farms. This money could be stretched farther with greater positive effect by rewarding existing land owners for doing conservation efforts.

Case by case I would say, must balance the need/desire to protect certain tracts of land with the need to keep a viable tax base.

I wonder what their methods would be to acquire said lands.

cities have too much control of taking good land for development

Why do we buy land and take it out of production?

They have enough land.

This is a horrible idea, the tax payers have lost millions of dollars in tax base.Once the DNR acquirers this land with our tax dollars, the township where this purchase took place losses all the tax on that property.

This seems like a reasonable request to fund third party conservation programs (aka nonprofits) in their efforts to purchase land for charitable reasons.

Enough is enough.

I am sure there are plenty of people with money who can donate to their cause and have a more profound impact with less administrative waste

This would be land that could be used by all Wisconsinites.

Why on earth would you allocate 50 mil to the DNR and continue to cut other more worthwhile programs?

more land leaves tax base,

We don't need any more land to be controlled by the DNR

Already have too much government owned land.

Off the property tax roll, raises property taxes for the rest

Funding programs like these really make a difference in Wisconsin, but in an uncertain economy and with a soaring unemployment this seems irresponsible for government to approve such money allocations.

protect the land. Im for it.

We need to take a "pause" on the Stewardship Program. Not eliminate it, but slow down land acquisition.

Why do they need to put more land off the tax roll, and why are they buying it up. We have a right to own property in this nation.

As long as Evers rules this state we do not need more state-owned land.

It all comes down to management and not waste.

I get so tired of the State buying more land which do not take of in the first place and take property off our tax rolls putting burden on property owners

Not comfortable with the government continually increasing its ownership of land, either by states or federal.

Why take more land off the tax roles. Just stop!!

Now is not the time for the DNR to buying more property.

Not a good time to ask for money when state finances are lower from the covid.

Over pay for property to take it out of the tax roll and make us pay for it. Novel libtard idea!

All State agencies should be decreasing their budgets because of severely decreased revenue!!

Rescue dog from local shelter (Benny) good friend

Have two cats at our business, but the wife would like to have a dog...just need a place in the country.

3 black cats

I have a cat. Her name is Isabelle. She is calico and is very lovable. But I am actually a dog and cat person. I have had a great dane in the past named Marmaduke and he was a great dog. I like animals.

If it Eats, Craps & dies I do not want it.

Have none, but dogs over cats.

Dog person - LOVE small dogs, tolerate large dogs and people, not a cat person.

Why can't I be both?

We have 2 labs, Rosie and Buttercup. Rosie is an incarnation of my last dog who died. Warning...never buy two puppies at once. So much work for the first year. Then, it gets better and they keep each other company.

Tend to be more of a dog person, but I'm OK with cats as well. If I had my way, I'd take in every animal that needed a place and be their person, unfortunately I am not wealthy so I need to work to survive and to feed the ones I do have! Whenever I go to the store for pet food, I have multiple bags of stuff

I have two cats. Still do like dogs, but when one works cats are so much easier to take care of. One of my cats knows how door knobs work and what the result of using it gets her. If she had opposable thumbs I would not be able to keep her in the house.

Is this really important??? (No, and that's the precisely the point of asking.)

My dog Gladys got spoiled by Arby's at the drive thru once and "screams" if we even go near one these days. She recognizes the sign!

Labs are the best family dogs

I have and dog and Bucky is his name. Need I say more!

Have had dogs and cats, love both and dairy cattle.

Lucky. A rescue dog

They listen to all my political beliefs without ever arguing!

I like most pets but a dog is the most enjoyable companion.

A Mr. Whiskers,Schnoodle, mix of Schnauser, Poodle, and Pomaranian. Only the first 2 show up in his actual traits. HE has been a blessing for my husband over the past 11 years.

Like them all.

I like both

Pet currently entered in a contest oin which winning dog’s picture is put on the beer can

I've just never been into cats. Tried once. Big mistake.