Summary
Despite an announced state budget deal, negotiators finalizing the spending plan were besieged Monday by lawmakers and lobbyists seeking one last crack at restoring money for popular programs.
A day after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with legislative leaders for a 2011 budget, details on key health and education funding initiatives were elusive.See the full content of this document
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Effort Made to Fight State On Budget Cut
"They're nickels and dimes," Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D- Manhattan, said of the remaining differences in the $132.5 billion spending bill.
Before any budget bills were printed, advocacy groups for poor people, schools, doctors, state courts...See the full content of this document
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