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Gov. Paterson Says He's Delaying Payments to Schools and Local Governments

By Karen DeWitt

Albany, NY – Governor Paterson announced that he's acting unilaterally to balance the budget and keep the state from running out of cash in December by withholding $750 million dollars worth of payments to schools, local governments, and others.