Beshear suggests options for lawmakers amid virus outbreak

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says state lawmakers have two options in deciding how to proceed amid the new coronavirus outbreak. He says they can pass a budget quickly and go home, or leave and wait for him to convene a special session. The Democratic governor weighed in on the legislative timetable as lawmakers resumed their session Tuesday. A top Kentucky lawmaker set out a potential legislative timetable. Senate President Robert Stivers laid out a plan to pass priority bills as quickly as possible with a goal of ending this year’s session next week. The biggest job for lawmakers is to finish work on a two-year state budget.