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Republican candidates for governor Jack Ciattarelli, left, and Hirsh Singh
Wednesday’s debate planned by NJ PBS between Jack Ciattarelli and Hirsh Singh, two Republican candidates for governor, has been canceled.
NJ PBS worked with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission to provide one of the two public debates mandated by the state’s public financing laws.
Both the Ciattarelli and Singh campaigns, as well as the state’s Republican Party, agreed to the date, time and all of the terms of that debate, including the fact that the candidates and moderators would appear virtually.
Wednesday’s debate was to have been produced, broadcast and streamed live. The decision to hold the debate virtually was made before the latest
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Friday was a big news day: The AP dropped a story on Rep. Tom Malinoski s stock trades, and NJ Advance Media reported that Gov. Murphy today will announce the date he’ll lift the mask mandate. You’ve probably read those articles by now, and they’re included below, but I’ll use this space to talk about something you may have missed.
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A Republican candidate for New Jersey s governor says he refuses to go to a virtual election debate because it violates his medical freedom.
But the host says the reason for the remote event is largely due to studio renovations making the space unavailable not necessarily because of COVID-19.
Atlantic City native Hirsh Singh said on social media that his GOP opponent and NJ PBS which is hosting the virtual debate are trying to violate his medical freedom by holding next week s deabte online.
An NJ PBS spokeswoman said one of the main reasons it was being held virtually, however, was because the studio is under renovation.