mask mandates

Masks also optional on Senate floor, in schools

Kentucky lawmakers advanced two bills to limit how local government and state agencies handle the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday.

MSU president Bob Jackson announced the shift in a Monday morning email.

Pritzker lifts school mandate amid updated CDC guidelines

Democrat motions for their removal ahead of private caucus

Public schools, colleges, universities and publicly funded childcare centers in Kentucky would no longer be able to require masks to protect against COVID-19 under a bill advanced in the House

Decisions from other Democratic-led states, Illinois court ruling ramp up pressure

Kentucky hospitals are asking for help retaining healthcare workers and boosting resources as Gov. Andy Beshear considers calling a special legislative session for lawmakers to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

State says COVID-19 proving more problematic for those 20 and younger

A conservative group challenged Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' authority to declare successive states of emergency. St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman refuses its request for an injunction.