The GOP-controlled Wisconsin Senate on Jan. 26 voted to repeal the statewide mask mandate put in place by Gov. Tony Evers as part of measures to curb the transmission of the CCP virus. In a 18-3 vote, the Senate voted in favor of repealing the emergency declaration that allowed Evers, a Democrat, to issue the statewide mask mandate. GOP Sens. Dale Kooyenga and Robert Cowles, alongside their Democratic colleagues, voted in opposition to the joint resolution to throw out the mandate, which had been cosponsored by more than two dozen Republicans in the state. Both legislative chambers have to pass the resolution in order to overturn the mask mandate in the state. The governor’s approval is not required to overturn the measure, which he had put in place statewide until at least March 20. If successful, it would effectively remove the only remaining measure implemented statewide as part of efforts …