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Cuomo: Cap firefighters', cops' pay hikes at 2%

Nassau County PBA president James Carver comments on

Nassau County PBA president James Carver comments on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal for a 2 percent cap on police and firefighters' pay hikes. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Feb. 2, 2013) (February 2, 2013 7:12 PM)

ALBANY -- Just weeks after an arbitrator awarded 40 percent raises to Nassau district attorney investigators, county executives on Long Island are backing a proposal by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to cap police and firefighters' pay hikes at 2 percent.

Counties with particularly large police forces, such as Suffolk and Nassau, could benefit because their finances are so strained that they probably...

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