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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sun Jun 23, 2013, 08:47 PM Jun 2013

Mayor, Council Speaker Announce Budget Agreement-NYC

NY1News

The mayor's office has reached a deal with the City Council on a budget for the 2014 fiscal year.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced the deal Sunday evening.

As in previous budgets, 20 fire companies that were on the chopping block are restored by the budget agreement.

The budget also restores funding to thousands of slots in child care programs and after-school programs that were on the chopping block.

Read more at http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/184343/mayor--council-speaker-announce-budget-agreement

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