Gov. Andy Beshear pulled his most recent mask mandate order for schools and daycares on Monday. However, even in the wake of a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling against his ability to issue emergency orders, he told a Lexington television outlet that a broader mask mandate may be necessary.

In an interview with WKYT, Beshear said he has been willing to make controversial calls, like mandating masks in public, to control the spread of COVID-19. However, the state’s top court, in an unusual Saturday ruling, sided with the General Assembly and said the laws lawmakers passed to limit a governor’s emergency powers should not have been blocked by a circuit court judge.