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		<title>Mount Vernon mayor announce police-citizens’ council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>egarcia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allen Ayers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Duncan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bishop Luke Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clinton Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darrell Perez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Caldwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Sanchez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon Advisory Council on Community and Police Relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Monahan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pedro Coelho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rich Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shavona Longman]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/?p=12781</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mount Vernon Mayor Clinton Young announced a new Advisory Council on Community and Police Relations yesterday.

	It will consist of a diverse group of community leaders, police representatives and high school students and will draw upon the experience and perspectives of each group to further develop communications and relations with the Mount Vernon Police Department.

	&#8220;It is [...]<br/>
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		<title>Yonkers GOP gets new leaders</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/9pA4kXah2XM/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/20/yonkers-gop-gets-new-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>egarcia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Moffitt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Crotty]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Yonkers Republican City Committee announced today that its executive director Steve Levy resigned and that two people will replace him.

	The new executive director for outreach will be Gerry Esposito and the new executive director for Operations will be Bob Moffitt.

	Esposito is a longtime community leader and Moffitt played a key role in the recent [...]<br/>
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		<title>More Yonkers sniping about voters’ Nov. 3 message</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/lYNoQvMQ1RA/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>egarcia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chuck Lesnick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Amicone]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone issued a press release earlier this week in which he claimed to clearly hear voters&#8217; message on Nov. 3 and he outlined his priorities for the City Council, while taking a shot at City Council President Chuck Lesnick. Today Lesnick responded, challenging Amicone to &#8220;lead by example

	and truly took to find [...]<br/>
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		<title>Senate Republicans: We’re Ready For A Budget Deal</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/OzWOZbXOpRw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Republicans today put the blame on Gov. David Paterson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, for failing to get a budget deal complete.

	&#8220;1 agree with Governor Paterson&#8217;s statement today that the Legislature should be acting on a deficit reduction plan today, instead of waiting until Monday.  The only problem is he has not submitted [...]<br/>
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		<title>NY wants more takers on $20,000 severance package</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/GOJl3X-G-Ow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   After a total of 1,089 state employees received authorization by mid-November to retire with a $20,000 severance payment, Gov. David Paterson&#8217;s Division of the Budget is extending the program until Jan. 20 to see if the state can get more participation.

	   Paterson ordered a total of $500 million in mid-year budget cuts at state [...]<br/>
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		<title>Poll finds Cuomo is still popular and Paterson isn’t</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/aFCx3nLR7CY/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/20/poll-finds-cuomo-is-still-popular-and-paterson-isnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[    Attorney General Andrew Cuomo would get the support of 72 percent of registered voters in the state in a primary against Gov. David Paterson, according to a Marist College poll released today. Twenty-one percent of voters would select Paterson, who plans to run for election next year.

	   &#8220;Right now, Andrew Cuomo has a clear path [...]<br/>
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		<title>Layoffs, Furloughs, Pre-K Cuts Possible, Paterson Says</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/sjucBDor1tg/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/20/layoffs-furloughs-pre-k-cuts-possible-paterson-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the state facing a cash crunch, Gov. David Paterson warned today he may have to resort to steps that other states have taken&#8212;such as layoffs, furloughs or shutting down pre-kindergarten program&#8212;if lawmakers don&#8217;t make budget cuts this month.

	A report from Moody&#8217;s Investors Service this week, meanwhile, said the state could lose its stable credit [...]<br/>
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		<title>More on Ball’s poll</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/oM1njlHVkzs/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/20/more-on-balls-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Risinit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[19th CD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[99th Assembly District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Ball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Hall]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If you recall, state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, released a poll this week showing him running pretty close to Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, in his bid to unseat the congressman.

	Some, though, took issue with the way the poll was conducted, pointing out it didn&#8217;t sample the entire Congressional district and it oversampled Putnam County, [...]<br/>
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		<title>DiNapoli: State’s Cash Crunch Getting Worse</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/uJSEswkQDuU/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/20/dinapoli-states-cash-crunch-getting-worse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is coming out with a report today will show that the state&#8217;s cash crunch is getting even worse.

	DiNapoli said his office will release a report that shows New York faces a cash-flow deficit of up to $1.4 billion in late December, higher than projections from Gov. David Paterson&#8217;s budget office.

	It means the [...]<br/>
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		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/KFnFQoSlS9U/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/19/12739/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Nackman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Pataki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phiilipstown]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former Gov. George Pataki will be at a parkland ceremony near his home next week in Garrison.

	The town of Philipstown, which includes the lush hamlet of Garrison, is dedicating a sign, Let&#8217;s Take a Hike,  to the past state leader &#8220;for his love of the great outdoors,&#8221; said Amber Stickle. Director of Recreation and Parks [...]<br/>
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		<title>WCA rips Ryan on budget statements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald McKinstry</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Westchester County Association President William Mooney today blasted the county board chairman, saying Bill Ryan is &#8220;missing the mark&#8221; in his criticisms of WCA having outside auditors review the county&#8217;s $1.8 billion budget proposal.

	&#8220;Mr. Ryan is quoted today as saying that accountants aren&#8217;t capable of being &#8216;qualitative&#8217; in their thinking,&#8221; Mooney said. &#8220;That statement [...]<br/>
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		<title>Astorino, Ryan summitt — housing and taxes center stage</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/ytHpYL5ciG0/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/19/astorino-ryan-summitt-%e2%80%94-housing-and-taxes-center-stage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald McKinstry</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[County Executive-elect Rob Astorino met with Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman William Ryan, D-White Plains, this afternoon to discuss issues the two leaders will have to address in the New Year.

	Central to the talks were the federal housing settlement and the county&#8217;s $1.8 billion budget proposal, which legislators are now reviewing &#8212; they must [...]<br/>
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		<title>Poll: Giuliani could defeat Gillibrand for U.S. Senate</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/NUwcJNyOQn8/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/19/poll-giuliani-could-defeat-gillibrand-for-u-s-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   A new Marist College poll that coincides with news today that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor found that he would easily win over Democratic Gov. David Paterson but would have his work cut out for him if Attorney General Andrew Cuomo ran instead of Paterson. 

	   Among registered voters, Giuliani would [...]<br/>
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		<title>Gillibrand coming to Mahopac</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/lfRyXrznW8g/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Risinit</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is coming to Mahopac on Tuesday. An announcement on The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s Web site says:
Senator Gillibrand will have a conversation with local business and community leaders on  economic development and how she can assist and promote local growth.
More information can be found on the chamber&#8217;s site.<br/>
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		<title>Lawmakers not due back until Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   As negotiations to close a $3.2 billion state budget shortfall continue, the Senate and Assembly have left town until Monday. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, has scheduled session Monday afternoon, although members are on alert that they could be called back earlier with 12 hours notice.

	   Senate Majority Leader John Sampson, D-Brooklyn, set the next [...]<br/>
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		<title>Is Giuliani Out For Governor And In For Senate?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/wPKZzTdAc0Y/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/19/is-giuliani-out-for-governor-and-in-for-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Talk was rampant this afternoon that Rudy Giuliani will not run for governor next year and is considering instead a run for U.S. Senate.

	The New York Times reported Giuliani will not run for governor, and the Daily News is reporting he&#8217;s going to run for Senate.

	There is no official word from Giuliani&#8217;s camp, but a [...]<br/>
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		<title>Budget Battle Continues</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/NtYo9GID9Ys/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/19/budget-battle-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The war of words continued today over the failure of Gov. David Paterson and the Legislature to reach a deal to close the state&#8217;s $3.2 billion mid-year budget gap.

	Paterson said he continues to get pushback from state senators, Democrats and Republicans, over his plan to cut aid to schools and health care.

	Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Sheldon [...]<br/>
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		<title>Court Upholds Rights Of Gay Couples To Equal Benefits</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/QYInIrjIUXM/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/19/court-upholds-rights-of-gay-couples-to-equal-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The state&#8217;s top court today upheld the rights of Westchester County and the state to legally extend benefits to same-sex couples married in other states.

	The state Court of Appeals rejected a Christian legal group&#8217;s claim that the extension of benefits to gay couples was illegal based on current state law.

	But the court stopped short of [...]<br/>
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		<title>County clerks urge gov. to stop production of new plates</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/VlqZWli-GKc/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/county-clerks-urge-gov-to-stop-production-of-new-plates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   County clerks who protested the state&#8217;s plans to issue new license plates and charge drivers $25 each to get them said tonight they are not happy that the state is moving forward with production of the new plates.

	   Faced with pressure from county clerks and residents, Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders agreed over [...]<br/>
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		<title>Staying In Albany</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/q7SJB4Geud0/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/staying-in-albany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Gov. David Paterson wouldn&#8217;t predict when he and lawmakers will reach a deal on the budget&#8212;maybe tomorrow he said. And thus he wouldn&#8217;t say how long he plans to keep them in town.

	&#8220;I feel that we are continuing to negotiate and we are just going to have to lock this down as soon as we [...]<br/>
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		<title>Bloomberg Backs Public Authorities Reform</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/BI_wbTdTe4o/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/bloomberg-backs-public-authorities-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who had opposed the initial legislation to reform the state&#8217;s scandal-scarred public authorities, said this afternoon that he supports the modified bill.

	He said the bill removes some of his initial concerns, such as requiring authorities to sell land at fair market value no matter the use and not giving [...]<br/>
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		<title>Paterson Signs One Bill, Announces A Deal On Another</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/LkkekNmNU18/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/paterson-signs-one-bill-announces-a-deal-on-another/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Spector</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Lawmakers are still without agreement on a budget deal, but they are making their way through Gov. David Paterson&#8217;s legislative agenda that he put on the special session calendar since last week.

	They&#8217;ve passed legislation that would let local governments make it easier to form cooperative health-benefit plans and other consolidations and eliminated a loophole that [...]<br/>
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		<title>Feiner’s ‘Rethinking’ Group Reconvenes</title>
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		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/feiners-rethinking-group-reconvenes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald McKinstry</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A group that wants to reconsider, and possibly eliminate, Westchester County government is meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Rethinking Westchester County government will hold a meeting at Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave.

	Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, also an organizer, said members will discuss how Rob Astorino&#8217;s election as county executive will affect the movement. [...]<br/>
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		<title>County board to hold budget hearing Thursday</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/n1bPiZpqIpc/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/county-board-to-hold-budget-hearing-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald McKinstry</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Westchester County Board of Legislators is holding its first public hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday on County Executive Andrew Spano&#8217;s $1.8 billion budget proposal. 

	The meeting will be held at Mount Vernon City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square. 

	Spano on Monday released his proposal, which would increase taxes by 4.9 percent, if approved. 

	The county [...]<br/>
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		<title>LWV sponsors budget forum</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/kVUl2C_5q4Y/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/lwv-sponsors-budget-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerald McKinstry</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The League of Women Voters of Westchester is sponsoring a meeting Thursday to help taxpayers understand the 2010 proposed Westchester County budget. 
The meeting will take place 1 p.m. Thursday at the Scarsdale Congregational Church, 1 Heathcote Road, Scarsdale.
County Executive Andrew Spano released his $1.8 billion budget proposal Monday and the Westchester County Board of [...]<br/>
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		<title>Lawmakers, gov. reach agreement on public-authority reform</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lohudblogs/polhudson/~3/kre6mmRb-2E/</link>
		<comments>http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2009/11/18/lawmakers-gov-reach-agreement-on-public-authority-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, D-Greenburgh, said the Asssembly, Senate and Gov. David Paterson have reached an agreement to pass legislation that will reform the state&#8217;s public-authority system. Brodsky said that bill, plus one passed earlier this year that the governor has said he will sign, will change the culture of what has been called New York&#8217;s [...]<br/>
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		<title>Senate unanimously passes “Leandra’s Law”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   The Senate just passed legislation that would strengthen drunken-driving laws in New York by making it a felony for someone to be driving while impaired and have a child passenger. The vote was 58-0.

	   Another provision of the bill would require anyone convicted of drunken driving to install an ignition-interlock system on their car, which [...]<br/>
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		<title>Poll: Voters worried about deficit, lawmakers’ handling of it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   Nearly 70 percent of registered voters in New York fear the state will run out of money in December, according to a Marist Poll released this afternoon. Twenty-one percent of voters said they are not very worried about that and 10 percent are not worried at all, the poll found.

	   When asked if New York&#8217;s $3.2 [...]<br/>
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		<title>Hall pollster calls Ball’s poll misleading</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Risinit</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[An update of sorts &#8211; Remember the poll publicized by Republican state Assemblyman Greg Ball&#8217;s Congressional campaign, the one that had him within five points of U.S. Rep. John Hall? According to an update in Roll Call, the poll didn&#8217;t sample the entire Congressional district and oversampled Putnam County, Ball&#8217;s home base.

	Such a practice is [...]<br/>
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		<title>After stimulus $$, states still have $357 billion total deficit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Matthews</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[   The federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in February provided $106 billion in aid to states, about 25 percent of the $437 billion total state and local budget shortfalls, a report from the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute says.

	   Since state and local governments cannot run a deficit, as the federal government can, they [...]<br/>
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