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Volunteer firefighters blast Cuomo consolidation bill

Volunteer firefighters are barraging lawmakers with complaints about a bill from state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to streamline consolidation of fire districts and other local governments.

Firefighters want fire districts excluded from the measure, which eases the process for petitioning for referendums to abolish governments. Cuomo has said the bill would lower property taxes.

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