Gubernatorial candidate discusses virus, rural issues

Gubernatorial candidate discusses virus, rural issues

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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway answered campaign-related questions after a video press conference, just as her opponent, Gov. Mike Parson, has done with questions from this paper. Questions and word-for-word answers follow… QUESTION: You have made a campaign issue of how the coronavirus has been handled by present leaders. Will that issue remain into the election? GALLOWAY: “The most important thing the next governor of Missouri will have to do is to defeat the virus and get Missouri’s economy back on track. It’s the most important issue our state is facing. “We have so many challenges here in Missouri: a virus that is impacting our most vulnerable neighbors, the worst economic shock since the Great Depression, chronic underinvestment in health care and education, persistent gun violence in cities across our state and tough conversations about how to make Missouri more equitable and ju...

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