Gov. Beshear activates state price gouging laws to combat high gas prices

In News, State by OC Monitor Staff

FRANKFORT, Ky. — In a further effort to provide relief for Kentuckians from record gas prices, Gov. Andy Beshear today issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency and activated the state’s price gouging laws to protect families from grossly overpriced gasoline and motor fuels.

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