Cameron asks Boone Co. court to stop Beshear’s COVID-19 executive orders

In a marathon evidentiary hearing that lasted more than 12 hours Thursday, the Kentucky attorney general’s office called on a Boone County court to put a stop to the governor’s coronavirus orders, a judgment that both sides know may soon end up in Kentucky's Supreme Court.

OFF.KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDYBESHEAR GAVE ANOTHER STARKWARNING TONIGHT -- ABOUT THEDANGERS OF THE CORONAVIRUS --AND WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, IF ANATTEMPT TO BLOCK HIM FROMISSUING OR ENFORCING EXECUTIVEORDERS FOR COVID-19, ISSUCCESSFUL."No rules.

Companies wouldn'thave to sanitize or use handsanitizer.

No masks.

Just thewildwest.""In the middle of a worldwidehealth pandemic.

And it wouldmean we would fail, and itmeans people woulddie.THE LEGAL BATTLE INVOLVEDIN THIS ATTEMPT TO LOCK DOWNTHE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDERPOWERS -- LED TO A DAY-LONGHEARING IN A BOONE COUNTYCOURTROOM.THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WCPO 9NEWS REPORTER JAKE RYLE LIVETONIGHT.JAKE -- YOU SAT IN ONTHAT HEARING TONIGHT.WHAT CANYOU TELL US?THIS WAS A MARATHON OF A DAYIN BOONE COUNTY CIRCUITCOURT..

12 HOURS IN ANEVIDENTIARY HEARING.

BOTHSIDES STATED THEY KNOW WHERETHE BULK OF THIS CASE ISHEADED..

TO THE KENTUCKYSUPREME COURT.THE LAST EXPERT WITNESS..DOCTOR STEVEN STACK..

THECOMMISSIONER OF THE CABINETFOR HEALTH AND FAMILYSERVICES..HE ADVISES THEGOVERNOR ON MOST ALL OF THEORDERS HANDED OUT FROMCOVID-19.

IN COURT HE WASASKED IF OUTSIDE OF AVACCINE..

DOES THE STATE HAVETHE TOOLS TO FLATTEN THECURVE?

HE RESPONDED THAT THEYDID.

BUT EACH CHOICE THEY MAKEHAS CONSEQUENCES.AT THE HEARTOF THIS..

WHETHER OR NOTKENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAROVERSTEPPED KENTUCKY REVISEDCODE 39A..

THAT'S WHY THEATTORNEY GENERAL DANIELCAMERON IS GETTING INVOLVED.BUT THAT'S A MATTER FOR ADIFFERENT DAY.THE PLAINTIFFSTODAY ARE ASKING FOR ATEMPORARY INJUNCTION..ALLOWING DAYCARE RATIOS TOINCREASE FROM 10 KIDS..

TO 15FOR EVERY TEACHER.AND FORRESTAURANTS TO ALLOW SOCIALDISTANCING AT 3 FEET BACK TOBACK.

AS FOR THE MASK ORDER..ATTORNEY CHRIS WIEST IS ASKINGFOR FINES TO BE DONE AWAYWITH..

THAT MOST BUSINESSESARE OPERATING IN GOOD FAITH."..

"We averted a hugeeconomic disaster.

43% of thedaycares being shut down inthe next three months.Businesses being out ofbusiness in the restaurantbusiness.

We would've lost 20%of the restaurant industry.".."A TIMELINE HAS NOT BEEN SET UPYET FOR WHEN THE NEXT HEARINGON THIS MATTER WILL BE..

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