Court Battle over COVID-19 Response

It's the former attorney general vs the current one over Governor Andy Beshear's executive orders

Victim.

Tonight --- a battle is rocking the bluegrass -- kentucky's attorney general daniel cameron --- coming out swinging against governor andy beshear's covid-19 executive orders.

The republican a-g says ---- the democratic governor is over-stepping his bounds-- and it doesn't just apply to the recent mask mandate.

Just hours ago -- governor beshear taking his own shots at cameron.

Chief western kentucky bureau reporter erran huber has been following the back and forth -- and what it means for kentuckians.

He joins us live tonight from henderson.

It's the former attorney general vs the current one.

--- beshear vs.

Cameron.

And at stake-- the state's responses to the covid-19 pandemic.

"i have done everything i can to protect the people of kentucky.

I lie awake at night almost every night, wondering how many people we're going to lose and whether we're going to go the same way as other states."

Governor andy beshear-- explaining tonight his reasons for the executive orders he's put in place to try and curb the covid-19 spread.

Executive orders--the attorney general--daniel cameron--is pushing back on.

Speaking earlier in the week--he shared-- "i'm not opposed to the wearing of a mask.

I was in church yesterday, everyone in the pews had a mask on.

It's just a matter of whether it can be mandated.

It was that matter that tonight brought cameron to ask a boone county judge to review many of the executive orders that are guiding kentucky's healthy at work plan.

Beshear--made it clear how he felt on that.

"after being attorney general, and being involved with the governor in some disputes, it's something i never wanted.

I don't want to go back and forth with my own ag.

But i will fight every day for the lives of kentuckians.

And even if it creates drama i don't want...i'm going to do what it takes to protect the people of kentucky.

But folks, this is wrong."

Cameron--taking to twitter-- argued that the fight isn't over politics--but the law.

And that's ultimately where things will be decided-- in kentucky's courts of law.

We will keep you updated on the progress of that legal battle.

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