{"politician":{"name":"Ned Lamont","slug":"ned-lamont-gov-connecticut"},"exportedAt":"2026-07-26T08:37:01.466Z","confidenceRule":"latest-matching-assessment, else max-assessment-confidence, else 0","promises":[{"id":"cmrpwbt7700qf107hj636gmmi","text":"Committed to continue the state's $400 million per year investment in housing (workforce, affordable, supportive, and multi-family).","topic":"Housing","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-fiscal-year-2026-2027-biennial-budget-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:58:06.356Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbrsf00q3107hpsw1yrwz","text":"Committed to seed a Universal Preschool Endowment with $300 million from the FY25 surplus, with the budget anticipating nearly $1 billion in the endowment over the next few years, to make pre-K and early childhood education more affordable.","topic":"Early childhood education","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-fiscal-year-2026-2027-biennial-budget-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:58:04.528Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbqks00pr107h2fbk56um","text":"Pledged, via an executive order, to set specific maximum processing-time standards for state licenses, certifications, and permits, and to refund the applicant's fee if an agency fails to meet the standard.","topic":"Government efficiency / 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education","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:59.970Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbn7100or107hiegb9p2x","text":"Set a housing-policy priority to focus new housing development next to train stations and busways (transit-oriented development).","topic":"Housing","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":2,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:58.573Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbm4k00of107h0ibkuk7j","text":"Asked the legislature to extend the state's Federal Cuts Response Fund (emergency reserve) through the end of the next fiscal year to backfill potential federal funding reductions.","topic":"State budget / fiscal","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:57.189Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbl4000o3107hf13jz8ls","text":"Committed to advance the Connecticut Option, a plan to encourage state employees, retirees, and small businesses to use higher-value hospitals in order to control health-care costs.","topic":"Healthcare","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":4,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:55.872Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbk4u00nr107hddy5h3h0","text":"Called for banning phones 'bell to bell' in all schools and, working with neighboring states, requiring that no child under age 18 be able to access certain apps without parental permission.","topic":"Education / child safety","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:54.607Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbj7200nf107hb9hc2xkb","text":"Committed, through the state budget, to provide free school breakfasts for all students.","topic":"Education / nutrition","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:53.390Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbib800n3107h158i4en7","text":"Committed to sign an executive order creating a Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education.","topic":"Education","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:52.245Z"},{"id":"cmrpwbhgo00mr107hm481wd53","text":"Proposed sending Connecticut families an energy rebate of about $400 per family to help offset high energy and heating costs.","topic":"Energy / cost of living","status":"NOT_YET_RATED","significance":3,"sources":"https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/speeches/governor-lamont-2026-state-of-the-state-address","latestAssessment":"","assessmentConfidence":"","resolvedConfidence":0,"weight":0,"assessments":[],"createdAt":"2026-07-18T04:57:51.144Z"}]}