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Lawmakers divided over 2013 budget vote

Westchester County legislators announce a bipartisan budget during

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Westchester County legislators announce a bipartisan budget during a news conference in White Plains. (Dec. 7, 2012)

Westchester County taxpayers say they're divided on how the county's 2013 budget was passed in a controversial vote Friday.

Only nine legislators -- seven Republicans and two Democrats -- voted on the budget Friday after eight Democrats walked out, claiming the meeting was adjourned.

"We sent it back to committee and there was nothing else on the agenda," said Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers),...

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