Updated at 4:48 p.m. CT A Wisconsin judge on Monday allowed the state’s mask mandate to stand, rejecting an attempt by the Republican-controlled Legislature and a conservative law firm to overturn it, even as coronavirus cases spiked and the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 hit a new high. The judge noted in his ruling that lawmakers could vote to overturn Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' order, but haven’t so far. Evers sent Republican legislative leaders a letter hours after the ruling