Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear speaks to reporters at the Kentucky State Capitol
FILE - In this April 7, 2021, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks to reporters at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. The Kentucky governor's efforts to aggressively combat COVID-19 suffered a landmark legal defeat Saturday, Aug. 21, as the state's high court cleared the way for new laws to rein in his emergency powers. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Kentucky's governor said Thursday that the latest batch of grim COVID-19 statistics would have spurred him to order a statewide mask mandate indoors if he still wielded the authority.
Gov. Andy Beshear, who on Saturday afternoon called a special session to start beginning 10 a.m. Tuesday is asking lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at curbing COVID-19.
Jefferson Circuit Judge Mary Shaw found that House Bill 518 erred in giving Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles a majority of the board appointments and barring Beshear from naming members this year.
