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9/11 Memorial Bars Elected Officials from Speaking at Ceremony

The change comes amid reports of tension between the office of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the memorial’s chairman, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is run by those states’ governors, over control of the ceremony and other developments at the World Trade Center site.

The change comes amid reports of tension between the office of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the memorial’s chairman, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is run by those states’ governors, over control of the ceremony and other developments at the World Trade Center site.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.