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Police, teacher pension costs ballooning across LI

An undated file photo of a school bus

Photo credit: Newsday | An undated file photo of a school bus on Long Island.

Long Island taxpayers will pay an estimated $2.9 billion over the next two years into the state's public pension systems, a 69 percent increase over the previous two-year period.

The projections for 2012 and 2013 come as towns, villages and schools are already facing budget headaches heading into 2012. Nassau and Suffolk counties are struggling with projected deficits, and Nassau remains under...

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