By JIM SALTER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson steadfastly refused to mandate mask-wearing even as the coronavirus spread across his state this year, telling a group of cattlemen in July, 'You don't need government to tell you to wear a dang mask. If you want to wear a dang mask, wear a mask.' In late September, the Republican governor and his wife both tested positive for the coronavirus, and COVID-19 is now spreading rapidly throughout the state, with rising cases and deaths. Parson, who took office in 2018 after Eric Greitens resigned, […]

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