State moves to restore aid to LI districts
Quick ReadThe Senate Education Committee has approved bills that would restore millions of dollars in capital funding for four Long Island school districts.
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ALBANY -- The Senate Education Committee has approved bills that would restore millions of dollars in capital funding for four Long Island school districts as lawmakers launched a push to include the money in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's new budget.
The local districts, along with another in Fredonia, lost nearly $60 million in state aid last year because they missed filing deadlines for paperwork....
