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Suffolk lawmakers table proposed police cuts

The Suffolk Legislature balked Tuesday at authorizing seven police layoffs and a $5.5- million cut in police salaries to force the Suffolk PBA to make $6.8-million in concessions.

The legislature voted 18-0 to table the resolution despite a last-minute memo from County Executive Steve Levy saying that without the bill it would be "nearly impossible" to negotiate a deal because the police...

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