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NY to Cut Public Funding Following Wall St. Woes

HeadlineSep 24, 2008

Here in New York, Wall Street’s troubles are spreading to public funding. In response to falling tax revenue, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he’s ordered agency spending cuts by a total of $1.5 billion over the next two years. Hundreds of millions will be cut from services including sanitation, education and the NYPD.

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