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The governor said the pandemic is "still pretty stable," despite reporting 625 new cases, including 309 from a state prison in Muhlenberg County.

On May 20, retail may re-open and churches may hold in-person services, both at reduced capacity.

The first phase of health-care reopenings includes non-urgent, non-emergency and diagnostic services.

Eights guests who represent the state's health and business interests are scheduled to appear on the show.

This is the second lawsuit stemming from the coronavirus pandemic to come out of northern Kentucky.

The protesters shouted various chants, including “We want to work,” “Families are essential,” “Let freedom ring” and, finally, “We will be back.”

Republican leadership in the House wants to look at “protocols” occupational licensing boards and trade associations could use to determine what non-essential businesses would be safe to reopen.

Beshear had said that lawmakers should have waited until next year to pass a voter ID bill after the coronavirus crisis had passed.

Beshear said he didn’t veto specific spending items, but only language that would limit his flexibility during the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump, at his daily briefing that started later and ran longer than Beshear's, said “If some states refuse to open, I’d like to see that person run for election.”

Beshear has encouraged drive-in services, as long as they follow social-distancing rules, but Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Hopkins County Judge-Executive Jack Whitaker have banned even drive-in services.

The governor reported six new COVID-19 deaths in Kentucky, two of which state officials traced to a specific mass gathering in Hopkins County.