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No-shows mean no vote by Suffolk budget panel
It was something longtime watchers of the Suffolk County Legislature said they couldn't ever recall happening. A legislative committee meeting — with several controversial job-saving measures on the agenda — was canceled at the last minute Tuesday after three of its five members didn’t show up. More than a dozen attendees, including social services security guards whose jobs are set to be privatized,...
