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Chair rebukes published op-ed; commissioners agree to route misstatements through agenda process
Summary
After an op-ed that an editor said had been verified, Chair Melissa Newts told the commission she would not speak for the full body and provided a factual email response; commissioners agreed that alleged misrepresentations should be brought back to the full commission through the agenda process for discussion.
Two commissioners brought an item to the April 21 agenda after an op-ed claimed a commissioner felt "unnecessary" and suggested commissioners were sidelined. Chair Melissa Newts said an editor asked her to verify claims; she replied with fact-based items but declined to serve as a permanent spokesperson for the commission and asked…
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