The order, signed on Aug. 10, would have required face coverings while indoors at Kentucky’s K-12 schools, child care and pre-kindergarten programs.
With the order rescinded, school districts can now adopt their own masking policies for children and adults in school buildings.
In a landmark separation-of-powers case, the Kentucky Supreme Court said the legislature wields policy-making authority to limit the emergency powers granted to the governor by state law.
The ruling ordered a lower court to dissolve an injunction that for months had blocked the Republican-backed laws from curbing Beshear’s executive authority.
The order could dramatically alter the state’s response to the pandemic at a time when virus cases and hospitalizations have surged because of the highly contagious delta variant.
The governor’s office quickly warned of the impact. The Supreme Court order will dissolve Kentucky’s pandemic-related state of emergency, Beshear spokesperson Crystal Staley said Saturday. The next step is to determine whether lawmakers are willing to extend the state of emergency in a potential special session, she said.
It’s all on the Republicans now they got what they wanted.
Oh, yes! The masks are all on the Republicans. Let’s leave the Afghanistan debacle to the Democrats! That’s a win for the Donkeys!!
KAG doesn’t like to talk about ol brainless Jim. 🙂
Jim I bet you look like a elephant.
And, we can leave Russia taking US bases for the Republicans too.
Win
HAHAHAHA, Andy got shot down, I love it!
You are an idiot! You will be laughing out the other side of your mouth when more Kentuckians die because you Republicans are making this a political issue. How stupid!
You’re the biggest idiot on here (except for KAG), I notice you used several names to make it appear others agree, how utterly pathetic.
You are an ignoramus.
If that makes you laugh, God only knows how you’ll react walking thru ward after ward of innocent Kentucky youth battling this disease…. IDiOT? I have a few other choice words for you
Wonderful decision!!!!!!!!! I think masks on anybody is silly but to make children wear them is horrible!!!!!!!!!!
Those Masks, ARENT WORTH A CHYT! PROVEN FACTS.. THOUSANDS of DRS AND Scientist HAVE DEBUNKED THIS ISSUE.. BUT THE SHEEP WILL FOLLOW THE LIES.. 🐑
Poor Andy! Trying his best to do the best for KY! He’s not power hungry, he’s trying to save your children’s lives! Stupid people!
Schools will be closing shortly , numbers are rising everyday. Vaccines need to be administered to all qualifying people just like they have been done with other communicable diseases.
Schools in TN never closed, and the Governor never had a mandate, TN also had less Covid deaths than KY, wonder why?
Charley you are a liar as of August 26 2021
KY has 7,721 from the Trump Flu
Tennessee has 13,201 deaths from Trump Flu
And TN has almost 3 million more people than KY. And your point is what?
the point is,
you lied
Charley it must be getting bad where you are since 2 school districts in Tennessee have closed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/2-more-school-districts-in-one-state-temporarily-close-due-to-covid/ar-AANZOIT?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
So they have no one to blame when their kids get sick and put in the hospital but themselves.
Wonderful!!!!!!!!! Very proud of the Kentucky Supreme Court!!!!!! I’m a proud Republican!!!!!!
As am I Terry!
Wow. The degenerates are out in force. Now, when you and your kids and family get covid, don’t be going to the hospital and taking up beds that could be used for other types of illnesses.
Stay your ass at home and die peacefully.
So sick of seeing these anti-maskers or anti-vaxxers spreading this hatred and stupidity. When you get covid, don’t come crawling back relying on science to fix you, when you were talking crap about that exact same science that would have prevented your illness, not but a week before.
You… are an idiot.
truth
You shouldn’t be. Maybe you don’t care if children die. But, I do. The Republicans can only be proud of their ignorance.
I’ll bet your parents were huge Clinton Crime Cartel fans, right Chelsea?
Looks like the Dog has caught the car now what is it going to do ?
Can’t believe this but the Trumpsters are taking worm medicine now to fight off the Trump Flu
I finally found where you came up with this “worm medicine” horse manure KAG. That stupid man on MSNBC, Ralph Madcow I think they call him. He started this false report, as did Rolling Stone, and other liberal lying, commie loving, America hating so-called news. It has been proven false, yet fools like you still take the bait? How stupid are you anyway Don’t answer that. I guess Mr. Madcow is your kinda man isn’t he KAG? 🙂
I am so sick of people saying they will not get a vaccine or masks do not work. They both work! This should not be political. We got out of this mess last time because we were wearing a mask. I worked in hospitals for 20 years. Wearing a mask 8 to 12 hours a day. It’s not hard or painful.
Kim, go to bed now you need you’re rest. I’ve had the vaccines ( provided by Donald Trump ), I’ve never worn a mask and will never. The mask IS political! It’s about Demoncrats demanding control, first in a series I would guess. Which of your civil rights do you wish to give up next to please the commie overlords? Getting the vaccine is a choice, many choose not to get it, I actually suspect the majority are liberals, simply because Trump made it happen. I’m horrified that you worked 20 years with a mask on though? You must have been in surgical unit a lot.
All you have to look at is where the highest Covid rates are. In the red states. It’s uninformed people in these red states who are refusing the vaccine and mask.
Like California and New York, must be a lot of uninformed people there…right L?
How do you call that a win are you wanting all the school children to get sick and die?
Fox and Facebook has now handed out millions of Medical Degrees
Let me guess…you failed? Kinda like 3rd grade all over isn’t it KAG.
I think all branches of government should be sued if they can’t keep us safe from the covid safe from domestic and foreign harm cause none of government are doctors or scientist
second funniest thing i have read today this is also stupid