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Health & Fitness

Sequestration, what is that? Does it affect me? Yes

The Budget Control Act set up the ill-fated Super Committee that was supposed to find up to $1.5 trillion in savings or trigger "sequestration" -- automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion divided between defense and other programs. The Depatment of Education is slated to loose 4 Billion dollars. The NYS budget & Local budgets can not soften the cuts. Many school districts have not budgeted for a possible mid school year cut in funding.

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