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13 October
5:08 pm

I oversee over five hundred policing agencies in the state of New York.

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Kathy Hochul, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:08 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific number of policing agencies under gubernatorial oversight is verifiable and relevant to her credibility on law enforcement matters.
What we foundThe claim that the Governor of New York oversees over 500 policing agencies is supported by multiple independent sources placing the total between 528 and 532 agencies statewide.
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