The governor (and secretary of state), ladies and gentlemen. #KYGov #COVID19 #KYSOS

. @GovAndyBeshear says Pike Co. tested 535 people yesterday, which far exceeds their goal of around 340. #KYGov #COVID19

. @GovAndyBeshear says state folks and @kroger stayed until 10 p.m. in Pike Co. #KYGov #COVID19

Tested.

942 in Pike Co.
790 in Pulaski Co.
423 in Hopskins Co.
325 in McCracken Co.

“It’s our best week,” @GovAndyBeshear says.

#KYGov #COVID19

CORRECTION: 870 tested in
Hopkins Co. and 625 tested in McCracken Co.

. @GovAndyBeshear says we’re going to have 11 testing sites across #Kentucky starting next Monday. He says Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green are already fully booked. #KYGov #COVID19

. @GovAndyBeshear says @Walmart is doing drive-thru testing in #Louisville starting Wednesday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Newburg neighborhood for people with symptoms. #KYGov #COVID19

Murray, Cadiz and Hopskinsville testing sites are being unveiled by @GovAndyBeshear as well. #KYGov #COVID19

Hazard and Mt. Vernon too… that is 11 sites this week. #KYGov #COVID19

. @GovAndyBeshear now talking about the June 23 primary, and how they will allow mail-in voting. #KYGov #COVID19

. @GovAndyBeshear says @KYSecState Michael Adams deserves far more credit than he does for allowing mail-in voting. #KYGov #COVID19

. @KYSecState Michael Adams says what happened in Ohio and Wisconsin, the political brinksmanship was the real problem with voting more than Russia or foreign interference. #KYGov #COVID19 #KYSOS

. @KYSecState Michael Adams says their cooperation with save lives while allowing people to exercise their rights. #KYGov #COVID19 #KYSOS

. @KYSecState Michael Adams says they want to limit in-person voting as much as possible, but those who insist they’ll make that easier and by appointment. #KYGov #COVID19 #KYSOS

. @KYSecState Michael Adams will look at curbside and drive-thru voting, and will announce those efforts next week. #COVID19 #KYSOS

. @KYSecState Michael Adams says he’s heard concern from @KYGOP, and that they are not sending ballots to people outright and that voter rolls will be cleaned as part of the agreement with @GovAndyBeshear. #KYGov #COVID19 #KYSOS

. @GovAndyBeshear announces 352 inmates in county jails that are non-violent and non-sexual near the end of their sentence will be released. Says they are at risk of contracting. #COVID19 #KYGov

. @GovAndyBeshear says #CARESAct funding is starting, and very specific grants are coming. #Kentucky is getting $9M for public safety that local governments can apply for to cover expenses such as overtime, PPE, training, etc.

cc: @senatemajldr #KYSen #COVID19

BREAKING: Nine new #coronavirus deaths bringing #Kentucky total to 200.

Prisons and nursing homes, both being hit hard by #COVID19, @GovAndyBeshear says. #KYGov

“I’m really proud of you #Kentucky, you are saving lives,” @GovAndyBeshear says.

. @GovAndyBeshear says he has had a good relationship with @KYSecState Michael Adams, and that the two saw with clear eyes what needed to be done for the June 23 primary. #KYGov #KYSOS #COVID19

. @KYSecState Michael Adams says they didn’t start with ideology but facts on the ground such as the safety of poll workers who tend to be older Kentuckians.

“This was driven primarily by this reality,” he says. #KYSOS #COVID19

. @KYSecState Michael Adams says they will also be tracking where they don’t get responses, and contact them directly to clean up the rolls. He says they cannot be taken off until two federal elections, and they won’t be “purging” the rolls ahead of June 23. #KYSOS #COVID19

On the ‘born alive’ bill, @GovAndyBeshear says current state law already protects any child born alive. He says he’s
“just not doing divisive issues right now.” #KYGov #kyga20

“Nobody should ingest disinfectants for any reason, at all,” @GovAndyBeshear says.

I asked for his response to the @courierjournal’s reporting on a rise of disinfectant "injections" and bleach baths in #Kentucky.

@KGoetz1 + @Billy_Kobin have more. https://bit.ly/3bzDYxO 

. @GovAndyBeshear says #COVID19 won’t be behind #Kentucky by Memorial Day as the @VP has reportedly suggested. He says the new normal will be in place until a vaccine has been dispersed, and that wearing masks will probably be required for all. #KYGov #COVID19

. @GovAndyBeshear says @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell has been very responsive and they’ve had a great working relationship, but that he disagrees with him on #bluestatebailout remarks as does every other U.S. governor. #KYGOV #COVID19