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(Right)sizing It Up
Thomas F. O'Mara
May 2, 2011
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The 2011-2012 state budget undeniably took some important steps in the direction of getting spending under control as the first step toward a more economically and fiscally strong New York.
Now what? I say keep going.
And read more about a bureaucracy-wide crackdown on government waste and inefficiency.
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