Judge grants temporary injunction on bills that would limit Gov. Beshear's COVID-19 powers
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Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear speaks to the press at the Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
and last updated 2021-03-03 15:50:54-05
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) â A Franklin Circuit judge has granted a temporary injunction to stop the implementation of three bills that would limit Gov. Andy Beshear's COVID-19 powers.
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd has temporarily blocked three new laws - HB 1, SB 1, SB 2 - which limited Gov. Andy Beshear's emergency powers.
This means all of Gov. Andy Beshear's coronavirus orders will stay in effect for now. https://t.co/9qkoyybRve— Karolina Buczek (@Karolina_Buczek) March 3, 2021