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Beshear had said that lawmakers should have waited until next year to pass a voter ID bill after the coronavirus crisis had passed.
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Beshear said he didn’t veto specific spending items, but only language that would limit his flexibility during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Some of the trial witnesses are doctors at Vanderbilt in Nashville, and it could be several weeks before they are available.
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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.”
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The windshield notices tell recipients that health officials will contact them, asking that they and members of their household agree to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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Three deaths from COVID-19 complications were reported in Kentucky, while 289 people were hospitalized across the state.
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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.
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More than 30 different COVID-19 tests are available, but states are still struggling to get enough of them.
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More than a third of Christian County's coronavirus cases have come out of Western State Hospital.
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The deaths were recorded in Butler, Meade, McCracken, Hopkins, Daviess and Jefferson counties.