Gov. Andy Beshear gives update on COVID-19, latest vaccination plans © Timothy D. Easley Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear speaks to reporters before the signing of bills related to the American Rescue Plan Act at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is giving the latest update on coronavirus and vaccination plans across the state.
PREVIOUS STORY: A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked another attempt by Republican lawmakers to restrict Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd extended a temporary injunction Wednesday to apply to a measure passed over the governor s veto. It specifies which of Beshear s pandemic-related orders would remain in place should the legislature win its a legal fight with the governor.
Judge blocks follow-up attempt to limit Beshear COVID orders
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Judge blocks follow-up attempt to limit Beshear COVID orders
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Republican lawmakers advanced another bill that seeks to limit Gov. Andy Beshear’s emergency powers related to the coronavirus pandemic, late during this year’s legislative session. The measure would also try to thwart court rulings that have upheld the governor’s emergency powers.
House Bill 217 would alter the state’s emergency laws, removing all specific examples of disasters that the state’s emergency management program should respond to ranging from ice storms to nuclear attacks.
Rep. Savannah Maddox, a Republican from Dry Ridge and the bill’s sponsor, said removing that language would undercut last year’s Kentucky Supreme Court ruling against a challenge to Beshear’s emergency powers.
On Kentucky Politics newsletter: Beshear nabs early win in court over COVID-19 rules Morgan Watkins, Louisville Courier Journal © The Courier Journal Gavel
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Gov. Andy Beshear scored an early victory in court this week when a judge temporarily blocked three Republican bills that restrict his emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former President Donald Trump s feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell isn t over, as the former allies traded low-key jabs this week over the longtime senator s landslide reelection victory last fall.
Judge blocks limits on Beshear s powers