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Levy, Lazio blast lawmakers for state budget delay

Quick ReadThe two candidates for governor are blasting Albany lawmakers for the delays in this coming year's budget.

FILE - Rick Lazio, addresses reporters in Bay

Photo credit: Newsday/Mahala Gaylord | FILE - Rick Lazio, addresses reporters in Bay Ridge after state leaders of the Conservative Party announce they will back Lazio as their candidate for governor. (March 20, 2010)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, stumping in Hauppauge in his campaign for governor, called Wednesday for a property tax cap tied to statewide cost-of-living increases, adding fuel to a long-running debate about high taxes in New York.

"We need to give our taxpayers a break," said Levy, calling New York a "state on the brink of bankruptcy."

Levy and former Rep. Rick Lazio, who are...

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