From the Legislative Research Commission The Kentucky General Assembly flexed its powers to shape the state’s COVID-19 response during a three-day special session lawmakers gaveled to a close Thursday night. The governor called the extraordinary session after the state Supreme Court ruled that a lower court incorrectly blocked laws limiting the executive branch’s emergency powers. […]
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COVID-19: National Guard to Be Deployed to St. E Covington
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington will see the arrival of Kentucky National Guard soldiers and/or airmen next week, Governor Andy Beshear said Thursday. The National Guard is being deployed to 21 additional hospitals around the state to assist with non-clinical support to help ease the burden on hospitals overwhelmed by the surge in COVID-19 patients. […]
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COVID-19: 4,400+ New Cases in Ky.; 30 New Deaths; 252 New Cases in NKY
It was “another tough day on the COVID front,” Governor Andy Beshear said Wednesday in announcing 4,468 newly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases statewide and 30 new COVID-related deaths. Among the deaths are a 15-year old from Shelby Co., and a 30- and 47-year old from Jefferson Co. “No matter what age you are, this thing […]
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At Special Session, Ky. Lawmakers Extend COVID Emergency Orders
From the Legislative Research Commission The Kentucky General Assembly kicked off the 2021 extraordinary session today by extending many of the COVID-19 related executive orders issued by Gov. Andy Beshear. Lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to adopt House Joint Resolution 1, which modifies some of the governor’s executive orders and extends […]
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COVID-19: Ky. Breaks Weekly Record with Positive Cases
Kentucky saw its most COVID-19 positive cases in a single week Monday through Sunday last week, topping the previous record which was set just the week prior. There were 30,680 positive cases from August 30 through September 5. Over the past nine days, from August 30 through Monday, Tuesday, September 7, five counties in Northern […]
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Diocese of Covington Schools to Require Masks Starting Tuesday
Schools within the Diocese of Covington will have required masking starting Tuesday, Superintendent of Schools Kendra McGuire wrote in a letter to parents on Friday. The decision follows a legal victory for some families at St. Joseph School in Cold Spring who went to court to protest Governor Andy Beshear’s mask mandate for all schools […]
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State Sees Second-Highest COVID Case Total, Legislature Weighs Special Session
“It’s time we get serious. Please, get vaccinated, encourage others and mask up indoors,” Governor Andy Beshear tweeted on Thursday after announcing the state’s second-highest single-day total of positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Kentucky recorded 5,457 new cases on Thursday including 1,774 in people under the age of 18. The state also has […]
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McConnell Urges Vaccinations in New PSA
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) released a public service announcement (PSA) urging Kentuckians and all Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. McConnell recorded the PSA in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters’ Congressional PSA Program and the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. The PSA has already aired over 100 times across the Commonwealth, a news release said. Click here to watch […]
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Mayor Orders Civil War Museum Closed
Sixteen years after it opened, the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Ft. Wright was ordered to be closed by Mayor Dave Hatter. The museum and its property are owned by the City of Ft. Wright and governed by a board of directors appointed by the mayor. But for the past several months, there […]
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COVID-19: Record Week for Positive Cases and People Currently Hospitalized, on Ventilators
Another record number of people in Kentucky are hospitalized with COVID-19, Governor Andy Beshear announced Monday. He also reported 56 COVID-related deaths over the past three days. The state saw a record number for positive cases in one week, from August 23 to August 29, when a total of 29,456 were counted. Across five Northern […]
