Much Thanks and Love to Our Governor Beshear, this Easter.

Above – Gov. Beshear addresses the people of Kentucky on Saturday, April 11th.

A husband and father, whose own Son must forgo his Baptism this Easter Sunday, because of a horrid Virus that is attacking the State of Kentucky as Governor Andrew Beshear spoke to all our Citizens. Informing us, encouraging us and making us understand just how important it is at this time to remain vigilant with “social distancing” – which is terminology which normally I would hate, but in the predicament we find ourselves in currently MUST BE followed.

A man who must face the battle of his life after just having been elected December 10th of 2019, not even having had time to adjust to his new position before having to take on this battle. 

The State of Kentucky is lucky to have Governor Beshear. 

I cannot remember the last time I thought that way about an elected leader in the Governor’s office.  Immediately upon taking Office he restored voting rights to 156,000 Non-Violent Felony Offenders, which was a welcome move.

On this day before Easter, I want to thank Governor Beshear for everything he has done and is doing to help our people survive this war we have been thrown into – for whatever reason, from whatever source.  That is a story for another day.

Today, I just want to Thank Our Lord and Governor Beshear – for caring, and for being there when we need you most.

Trying days are ahead for all of us in this Country.   We will deal with them as they come.  We must learn to help each other and ourselves as much as possible and most of all to care and love one another.

Prayers are being said for those of us across the Country who have succumb to this illness and the families left behind.

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday.  Remember this – your home IS your Church!

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

Keep your Children close and celebrate this day the Lord hath made, together, in peace and love.

Have a Happy Easter!

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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kentucky-gov-announces-mandatory-quarantine-anyone-who-attends-easter-services-n1181716

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter

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Stimulus Dollars Available for Hemp Farmers and Small Businesses

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Great news from Capitol Hill: Stimulus Dollars Available for Hemp Farmers and Small Businesses Moments ago, the U.S. House passed the U.S. Senate’s $2 trillion economic stimulus bill, sending to the President’s desk a relief package that will help address the devastating physical and financial distress caused by the COVID-19 virus and response.  Read the entire bill here. There is great news for hemp farmers as well as small businesses in the hemp space.  While the word “hemp” does not appear in the bill, economic relief is available for the hemp industry through some of the following provisions: $349 billion for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Business Loans Program Account $17 billion for the SBA’s Business Loans Program Account for payment of covered loans guaranteed by SBA under the Small Business Act $10 billion for SBA’s Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loans program $265 million for SBA’s Entrepreneurial Development Program $9.5 billion to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for providing support for impacted agricultural producers, including producers of specialty crops $20.5 million to the Rural Business Program Account for the cost of loans for rural business development programs under the Farm and Rural Development Act In general, those with federally-backed mortgaged loans secured by USDA may request forbearance for up to 180 days, during which no fees, penalties, or interest will accrue It is important to note that under this SBA policy guidance, unlike direct marijuana businesses, legal hemp small businesses are explicitly eligible for SBA’s assistance programs. Information about how to apply for SBA’s COVID-19 programs can be found here and here. The USDA is expected to release more information about how farmers and businesses can apply for that agency’s COVID-19 programs at this website in the coming days. We will keep Hemp Supporters updated as circumstances develop.  Please stay safe and healthy! SOURCE: RECEIVED BY EMAIL ON FRIDAY 3-27-20

Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Statement on the REAL ID Enforcement Deadline

“Due to circumstances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the national emergency declaration, the Department of Homeland Security, as directed by President Donald J. Trump, is extending the REAL ID enforcement deadline beyond the current October 1, 2020 deadline. I have determined that states require a twelve-month delay and that the new deadline for REAL ID enforcement is October 1, 2021. DHS will publish a notice of the new deadline in the Federal Register in the coming days. “The federal, state and local response to the spread of the Coronavirus here in the United States necessitates a delay in this deadline. Our state and local partners are working tirelessly with the Administration to flatten the curve and, therefore, we want to remove any impediments to response and recovery efforts. States across the country are temporarily closing or restricting access to DMVs. This action will preclude millions of people from applying for and receiving their REAL ID. Extending the deadline will also allow the Department to work with Congress to implement needed changes to expedite the issuance of REAL IDs once the current health crisis concludes. “Protecting both the health and national security of the American people continues to be the top priority for the President of the United States and the Department of Homeland Security.”

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"Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,"

Rand Paul becomes first known senator to test positive for coronavirus

Paul tweeted that he “is feeling fine and is in quarantine.”

March 22, 2020, 12:51 PM CDT

By Allan Smith

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Sunday became the first known senator to test positive for COVID-19.

“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,” Paul’s account tweeted. “He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.”

“He expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends and will continue to work for the people of Kentucky at this difficult time,” the thread continued. “Ten days ago, our D.C. office began operating remotely, hence virtually no staff has had contact with Senator Rand Paul.”

Paul is the third member of Congress to announce a positive test for coronavirus, following Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., and Ben McAdams, D-Utah. Several Republican lawmakers also self-quarantined earlier this month after learned they had interacted with someone who tested positive for the virus at the Conservative Political Action Conference. President Donald Trump, who attended CPAC and also interacted with multiple people at his Florida resort who later found out they were infected, tested negative for the virus.

In an interview with NBC News, Diaz-Balart said Saturday he is feeling better after a week but said the initial symptoms hit him “like a ton of bricks.” McAdams, meanwhile, told NBC’s “Today” last week that the symptoms “felt like I had a belt around my chest, and so I couldn’t breathe deeply.”

Paul, a libertarian, forced a delay on the Senate’s first coronavirus aid bill by pushing a doomed amendment. He later voted against it.

Paul suffered lung damage as a result of having his ribs broken during an altercation with a neighbor in 2017. Last year, he had part of his lungs removed in surgery.

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Kentucky police guard coronavirus patient who wouldn’t self-quarantine

By Lee Brown

A Kentucky coronavirus patient has been placed under police guard after refusing to stay under quarantine, the state’s governor has revealed.

The unidentified 53-year-old man from Nelson County recently tested positive at the University of Louisville, but left against medical advice — and also refused to self-isolate at home, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a press conference.

A local judge declared a state of emergency in order to invoke a little-known statute that allows him to force a “self-isolation or quarantine,” the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

Law enforcement officers are now stationed outside the infected man’s home to make sure he does not leave and spread the potentially deadly virus.

“It’s a step I hoped I’d never have to take, but we can’t allow one person who we know has the virus to refuse to protect their neighbors,” Beshear said at the press conference.

Beshear also revealed that he had been tested himself — with results coming back negative — after attending a public event in Louisville where another attendee later tested positive.

“This, right now, certainly is us against the coronavirus,” he said at a press conference.

“And all we need from people — we’ve all gotta follow these guidelines,” he said. “We need everybody’s help to do it.

“We are part of Team Kentucky. We need everybody out there to be a good teammate,” he said.

With Post wires

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