Governor declares state of emergency for gas

Kentucky's governor is taking more action to address near-record prices at the gas pump.

Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order Thursday declaring a state of emergency. It will activate the state price-gouging laws for at least the next 30 days.

"I'm taking this action because I believe strongly that even minimal relief is better than no relief. And if we are going to hold somebody to task — like I was able to as attorney general - for price gouging the baseline price is only set when I sign the state of emergency. By letting it go further, it'd make it even harder if people out there are gouging us," Beshear said during his weekly Team Kentucky update.

Earlier this month, he froze the state's gas tax. It was set to increase by 2 cents per gallon next month.

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