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Levy: Use 'rainy day' fund to pay for pension hike

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is proposing to take $30 million of the county's tax stabilization fund to pay next year's expected spike in state pension costs.

But a legislative critic said his plan could largely deplete $100 million in the "rainy day" fund over the next three years and limit lawmakers' flexibility in dealing with budget woes.

The legislature's budget committee...

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