AG Commissioner criticizes Governor's COVID decisions

Last Friday, Gov.

Andy Beshear lifted the state-wide mask mandate, but AG Commissioner, Ryan Quarles says the state of Kentucky should have opened sooner.

RESTRICTIONS HAVENOW BEEN FULLYLIFTED...BUT THATJUST HAPPENEDLAST FRIDAY...ANDSOME CRITICS SAY ITSHOULD'VEHAPPENED A LOTEARLIER.11:34:10 "WE'VEBEEN ADVOCATINGFOR WEEKS NOWTHE REOPENING OFKENTUCKY." :13ONE OF THOSECRITICS ISAGRICULTURECOMMISSIONERRYANQUARLES...WHOCALLS THEGOVERNOR'SEMERGENCY COVIDORDERS ILLOGICALAND INCONSISTENT.11:31:24 "A YEARAGO THIS WEEK,EVAN'S ORCHARDWAS ONLYALLOWED TO HAVE10 PEOPLE ONTHEIR PROPERTY -AN OUTDOORPLAYGROUND,96,000 SQUAREFOOT PLAYGROUND- YET KENTUCKYKINGDOM WASALLOWED TO HAVE,ON THE SAME DAY,16,000 PEOPLE ONTHEIR PROPERTY.IT DIDN'T MAKESENSE." :44QUARLES HAS BEENAN OUTSPOKENCRITIC OFBESHEAR'SPANDEMICDECISIONS FORMONTHS NOW.HOWEVER, HEADMITS HE ISCONSIDERING A RUNFORGOVERNOR...WHICHMEANS HE COULD BEUP AGAINSTBESHEAR ON THEBALLOT.

SO WEASKED HIM WHATWOULD HE HAVEDONE DURINGCOVID-19...AND HESAID HIS PRIORITYWOULD'VE BEEN TOWORK WITH PEOPLETO BE FAIR.11:42:32 "IWOULD'VELISTENED TO THECONSTITUENTSWHO IREPRESENTED.

IWOULD'VE WORKEDWITH OUTKENTUCKYRESTAURANTASSOCIATION WHOHAD ZEROCOMMUNICATIONWITH THEGOVERNOR'SOFFICE." :41NOW THEGOVERNOR KNOWSTHERE ARE PEOPLEWHO DON'T THINK HEMADE THE RIGHTCHOICES....BUT HESAYS HE ALWAYSMADE HIS DECISIONSWITH THE BESTINTENTIONS IN MIND..13:07:14 "IT'S BEENA LONG JOURNEYAND I THINK WE'VEDONE MORETHINGS RIGHTTHAN MOSTSTATES.

I'M SURETHERE ARE SOMETHAT WE WOULD'VEDONE DIFFERENTLYBUT I'VE ALWAYSDONE WHAT I THINKIS THE RIGHT THINGEVEN IF THERE ARETHOSE THAT MIGHTNOT AGREE." :29AND QUARLES ISONE THAT DOES NOTAGREE.

HE BELIEVESKENTUCKY COULD'VEDONE A BETTER JOB.11:44:14 "WHEN WELOOK BACK AT HOWKENTUCKY DEALTWITH COVID-19,WE'RE GOING TOSEE A LOT OFEXAMPLES OFILLOGICAL ANDINCONSISTENTEXECUTIVEORDERS OUT OFTHE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE." :24IN SCOTT COUNTY,KAROLINA BUCZEK.LEX 18 NEWS.