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Fulton Daily News

Aubertine Returning To Majority

November 5, 2008 Nicole Reome
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Tuesday’s election results have sealed it. Democrats have control of every major branch of state government, including the New York State Senate. In one of the most heated Senate races, incumbent Democrat Darrel Aubertine beat out Republican challenger Dave Renzi for the 48th District.

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Budget Cuts a Start; More can be Improved in Budget Process

August 26, 2008 Contributor
On Aug. 19, the State Assembly returned to Albany for a special session.  As a result, many mid-year spending cuts were made.  Although it’s never easy to make spending cuts, it was necessary in light of the fiscal crisis that the state is facing.  The state’s budget, for better or worse, relies heavily on Wall Street and therefore, when Wall Street suffers, so too does state revenue.

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