From Gotham Gazette:
NY Governor David Paterson will address the State Legislature today to urge it to approve a round of state health and education cuts to close a $3.2 billion deficit. But Senate Finance Committee Chairman Carl Kruger came up with his own plan over the weekend, which calls for refinancing tobacco settlement bonds and extending hours for video slot machine parlors instead of many of the governor’s controversial cuts. The governor’s office said Kruger’s plan avoided the necessary proposals to deal with the state’s fiscal crisis. The legislature is scheduled to enter an extraordinary session tomorrow to consider the governor’s cuts and some other issues, including gay marriage.
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