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Cuomo budget calls for more than $3B in cuts

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo presents his

Photo credit: AP | New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo presents his 2011-12 proposed Executive Budget in Albany. (Feb. 1, 2011)

ALBANY - Saying his plan would "inflame the Albany establishment," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Tuesday proposed slashing state spending by $3.7 billion, with cuts to a wide array of areas, including aid to schools, higher education, medical care, prisons and the state workforce.

On Long Island, school districts would be hit with an 11 percent reduction. State aid to towns and villages would fall...

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