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News 04/29/12

5,000 Join in Westchester County March for Babies

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News 04/03/12

HUD Appeals Housing Dispute with Westchester

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed an objection to a federal magistrate’s ruling on a housing settlement dispute, urging the court to deem the ...

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News 02/09/12

Westchester Doles Out $9M for Flood Mitigation

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Update, Thursday 4:45 p.m. - Although several Democratic lawmakers attended the county executive's announcement, Democratic legislators later issued a press release criticizing ...

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News 01/11/12

Astorino Prematurely Names New DPW Commissioner

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - County Executive Robert Astorino jumped the gun Monday by announcing he had named Jay Pisco the new Department of Public Works and Transportation commissioner.

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News 01/09/12

Astorino: County Ahead of HUD Settlement Schedule

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – With Westchester and the federal government still at a standstill over the 2009 housing settlement, County Executive Robert Astorino touted the progress of his Republican administration ...

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News 01/09/12

Astorino Appoints New Westchester DPW Commissioner

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – County Executive Robert Astorino announced Monday that Jay Pisco, an engineer and executive manager, was selected to lead the Westchester Department of Public Works and ...

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News 12/10/11

Astorino Praises Budget, Vows Fewer Vetoes this Year

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Republican County Executive Robert Astorino praised the $1.698 billion budget county lawmakers passed Friday as a "bipartisan consensus" that elected officials on both sides of the aisle ...

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News 12/09/11

$1.7 Billion Westchester Budget Restores 187 Jobs

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  A 12 hour stalemate between Westchester lawmakers ended just before 2 a.m. Friday when legislators voted on a $1.698 billion budget that restored 187 positions and funding for ...

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News 11/30/11

County Business Group Asks for Union Concessions

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This story was updated at 3 p.m. on Nov. 30 to include a comment from Karen Pecora, the president of Westchester’s Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA).

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A ...

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News 11/16/11

CSEA Pres: Astorino Using 'Union Busting Tactics'

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Westchester’s Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) President Karen Pecora said County Executive Robert Astorino was using “a union busting tactic” when he claimed unions forced 210 ...

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News 10/24/11

County to Host Town Hall Meeting for Vets Tuesday

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News 10/05/11

Astorino's Proposed 2012 Budget Seeks Union Cuts

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This story has been updated to reflect that the anticipated budget gap is $114 million.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – County Executive Robert Astorino announced that Westchester faces a projected ...

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