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Bloomberg, NY state comptroller slam Ravitch's $6B debt plan

Bloomberg, NY state comptroller slam Ravitch's $6B debt plan

ALBANY -- Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch's scheme to borrow $6 billion over the next three years and have state finances overseen by a "Financial Review Board" was criticized yesterday by the state comptroller, mocked by Mayor Bloomberg and...  Read Full Story

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