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Open Budget Blues as Legislators Spend Big in Boom Era
Legislators face layoffs after Christmas as New York state contends with a growing deficit. The piece traces pork barrel spending totaling hundreds of millions, perks for lawmakers, and costly projects from Jamestown to Catskill, urging open budgeting and cuts to close the gap.
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Robert Hinckley
Edward Regan
Assembly
Melvin Miller
Nancy Lorraine Hoffmann
Rome
Museum of Cheese
Syracuse
Cuomo
Senate
Daniel Walsh
Business Council of New York State Inc
Hoffmann
Long Island State Park
Bethpage State Park
Stockbridge Valley
Michael Bragman
D-Cicero
Oneida Lake
Bragman