GOP governors ignore Biden’s latest plea on mask mandates

An usher holds a sign March 16 to remind fans to wear masks during a spring training baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

President Joe Biden’s pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored Tuesday as several Republican governors stayed on track to drop the requirement in their states.