Democratic Candidate for Governor Says If No Mask Mandate, State May Never Recover
August 17, 2020 10:49AM CDT
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 05: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz tours damaged buildings on East Lake Street on June 5, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Walz, Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) joined business owners and community members to tour properties which were damaged during the protests and riots in Minneapolis which followed the death of George Floyd. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
(Jefferson City) Governor Mike Parson says he will not issue a statewide face mask order to help slow the spread of COVID-19, instead leaving the decision up to local leaders.
His opponent on the November ballot, Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway, says Missouri needs a statewide mask mandate.
Galloway says without a mandate, our state’s economy will never recover.
Galloway has recently visited northeast Missouri’s Hannibal, southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau and west-central Missouri’s Sedalia as part of her statewide campaign for governor.
