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27 October
5:34 pm

governor Lamont and the state... A hundred new mandates on our towns and cities in just the last five years

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Ryan Fazio, at Connecticut Governor General Election Debate (WTNH News 8)

5:34 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific numerical claim (100 mandates in 5 years) that, if inaccurate, would mislead voters about the regulatory burden imposed by the Lamont administration on local governments.
What we foundThe claim that roughly 100 new mandates were imposed on Connecticut municipalities over approximately five years of Lamont's tenure is broadly consistent with official state data, though the precise framing oversimplifies a complex picture.
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