FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 3, 2021) – Tonight, Gov. Andy Beshear issued the following statement in response to Franklin Circuit Court quickly issuing a restraining order that will keep in place the necessary measures the Governor has taken to stop COVID-19.
“I have taken difficult but necessary steps to stop the spread of COVID and save lives in Kentucky. Today, the Franklin Circuit Court’s order stated that House Bill 1 would ‘create chaos and undermine any effective enforcement of public health standards to prevent the spread of this deadly disease during this pandemic.’ I don’t use emergency powers because I want to. I use them because it is my duty to preserve the lives of Kentuckians.”
The Governor issued a release Tuesday when he filed a lawsuit in Franklin Circuit Court to stop the reckless legislation.
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