Ariel Zangla writes in the Daily Freeman - “Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said he has the plan and the will to reform New York state and keep it from going bankrupt.

Levy, a Democrat who is contemplating a run for governor this fall, said his plan includes declaring a fiscal state of emergency and establishing an independent control board to address spending in New York.

His plan also calls for, among other things, allowing the governor to impound 10 percent of the budget; capping state spending; capping local school property taxes; establishing a hard April 1 deadline for state budgets to take effect, with or without Legislative approval; reforming the state pension system to align benefits for new employees with those available in the private sector; and ending mandatory arbitration.”

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