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9 Westchester lawmakers pass budget after 8 Democrats walk out

Questions remain on if the budget is legal,

Questions remain on if the budget is legal, as eight lawmakers walked out mid-session. (December 7, 2012 11:34 PM)

A coalition of Republicans and two breakaway Democrats on the Westchester County Legislature Friday afternoon voted to approve a variation of County Executive Rob Astorino's budget proposal that the group put together.

Astorino signed the budget at a news conference about an hour-and-a-half after the vote.

The nine legislators voted unanimously to approve a proposal that took elements...

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