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State lawmakers decry Paterson school aid cuts
Paterson calls again for midyear cuts in school aid
Faced with Gov. David A. Paterson's proposed midterm cut in state aid to school districts, state lawmakers from Long Island Thursday were less than enthusiastic about the governor's deficit-reduction plan.
Mark Hansen, a spokesman for Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre, said Skelos believes those school aid cuts would result in higher property taxes in their districts.
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