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In Westchester, adding up layoffs depends on perspective
Photo credit: John Meore
Democrats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators say that County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, isn’t giving them the information they need to properly review his proposed $1.7 billion budget in the coming weeks.
But the Democrats’ complaints rest on numbers whose significance can change depending on one’s point of view.
Late last week, the Democrats issued a news release...