Madison Reporter

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway is commending the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s for paving the way for organizations to make COVID regulations in private businesses.

“Public Health Madison Dane County @publichealthMDC followed the emerging science, implemented best practices, and used their authority prudently and effectively,” Rhodes-Conway tweeted. “As a result, Dane County had one of the lowest death rates in the state.”

The high court’s decision came after Dane County was sued by a pair of businesses protesting the ability of Public Health Madison & Dane County to limit gatherings in private businesses. As part of its decision, justices backed Dane County, including their authority over such decisions without approval or signature from elected officials and the ordinance in place that can fine violators of such polices.

County Executive Joe Parisi joined Rhodes-Conway in supporting the decision, including taking to Twitter to point to Public Health’s decision-making over the past two years as the main reason Dane County had one of the lowest per capita death rates in the country.

While other businesses are also praising the decision and expressing gratitude for the guidance, WKOW.com reports not everyone stands in support.

Gymfinity, one of the businesses who originally sued Dane County, recently released a statement indicating they hoped this decision would remind ruling bodies to consider all businesses, big and small, in any decisions they make.