One of the last holdouts conducting virtual meetings rather than in person is the State Board of Education. And that has Republican lawmakers wondering what’s up. “I don’t know what their logic is,” said Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho (R-Sussex), as he and other Republicans urge the board to return to in-person public meetings on the basis that to do otherwise is to deny the public direct access to hold the board accountable.
Time for Board of Education to hold in-person meetings, GOP lawmakers say
Republicans argue public needs direct access to hold the board accountable
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Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.