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Monday, June 03, 2013  Taxpayers rejected initial plan, new vote is June 18.

Friday, May 31, 2013  North Syracuse Central School District is facing deep, devastating cuts after taxpayers rejected their budget.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Syracuse city councilors voted to add money into the proposed budget to avoid staffing cuts to the fire department, but the Mayor says she'll ignore them.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Firefighters from all over New York State came together May 1 at Syracuse City Hall in the latest call to Mayor Stephanie Miner to stop proposed cuts to the fire department.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  With flight delays mounting, the Senate has passed legislation to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Federal officials are advising travelers to expect longer wait times during the Easter weekend at the border crossings with Canada in western and northern New York.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Parents and students from the Westhill Central School Disitrct attend a budget meeting Monday night to discuss the $1.1 million in cuts the district faces.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Mayor Miner writes a letter to FAA asking them to reconsider eliminating the overnight shifts for air traffic controllers at Hancock International Airport, citing safety concerns.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday after lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement. President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking at possibly eliminating overnight shifts at the air traffic control tower at Hancock and furloughs for tens of thousands of workers.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Liverpool School District unveiled its 2013-2014 budget proposal on Monday night.

Monday, February 25, 2013  If automatic spending cuts go into effect on Friday, your next flight out of Hancock Airport could be delayed.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Department of Defense workers in New York could be the state's biggest losers in automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take hold this week.