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Gov. Andy Beshear’s office offered strong words in response to the Kentucky Supreme Court’s ruling Saturday in which the court ordered a lower court to dissolve an injunction that temporarily blocked the Republican-backed laws strictly limiting Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers.”The court’s order will dissolve Kentucky’s entire state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Director of Communications for the Governor’s Office Crystal Staley.”It either eliminates or puts at risk large amounts of funding, steps we have taken to increase our health care capacity, expanded meals for children and families, measures to fight COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, worker’s compensation for front-line workers who contract COVID-19 as well as the ability to fight price gouging,” she said. Staley went on to say it would further prevent the governor from taking additional steps such as a general mask mandate. She then stated that the administration will work to determine whether the General Assembly would extend the State of Emergency as the Governor’s office assesses whether to call a special session or not. “The Governor has had the courage to make unpopular decisions in order to keep Kentuckians safe. The court has removed much of his ability to do so moving forward. If called in to a special session, we hope the General Assembly would do the right thing,” said Staley. It should be noted that the Kentucky Department of Education’s emergency regulation regarding masks remains in effect for public schools, as does the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ emergency regulation related to child care settings. All emergency regulations related to the pandemic currently remain in effect.
Gov. Andy Beshear’s office offered strong words in response to the Kentucky Supreme Court’s ruling Saturday in which the court ordered a lower court to dissolve an injunction that temporarily blocked the Republican-backed laws strictly limiting Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers.
“The court’s order will dissolve Kentucky’s entire state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Director of Communications for the Governor’s Office Crystal Staley.
“It either eliminates or puts at risk large amounts of funding, steps we have taken to increase our health care capacity, expanded meals for children and families, measures to fight COVID-19 in long-term care facilities, worker’s compensation for front-line workers who contract COVID-19 as well as the ability to fight price gouging,” she said.
Staley went on to say it would further prevent the governor from taking additional steps such as a general mask mandate.
She then stated that the administration will work to determine whether the General Assembly would extend the State of Emergency as the Governor’s office assesses whether to call a special session or not.
“The Governor has had the courage to make unpopular decisions in order to keep Kentuckians safe. The court has removed much of his ability to do so moving forward. If called in to a special session, we hope the General Assembly would do the right thing,” said Staley.
It should be noted that the Kentucky Department of Education’s emergency regulation regarding masks remains in effect for public schools, as does the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ emergency regulation related to child care settings. All emergency regulations related to the pandemic currently remain in effect.