To deal with a $6.1 billion state budget gap, the governor on Monday proposed slowing down the growth of state spending and reducing aid to localities. Here is Newsday Albany Bureau Chief Yancey Roy with ther report. Credit: Newsday / Michael Gormley; Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.

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