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Fact-checking the KZMU candidate forum: what the record shows - Moab Sun News

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Candidates in all five contested Grand County races answered questions at KZMU's candidate forum on Sept. Here's a closer look at the factual claims they made, checked against county budgets and audits, state law, tax data and meeting minutes.

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