$ 0 0 Wisconsin Attorney General: Power To Reopen Belongs To StatesBridgit BowdenWisconsin Public RadioApril 14, 2020 | 2:20 p.m.Shared viaWPRPresident Trump has riled officials from states across the country by saying that the federal government has the authority to reopen the country. Legal experts agree that the power to lift state stay-at-home orders belongs to state officials.