LI schools at risk of losing billions in funding

Long Islanders may be forced to pay even more in taxes.A public hearing on the state's budget deficit was held Friday in Hauppauge. The goal of the meeting was to decide how to spend the money that is

News 12 Staff

Nov 30, 2007, 6:51 PM

Updated 6,236 days ago

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Long Islanders may be forced to pay even more in taxes.A public hearing on the state's budget deficit was held Friday in Hauppauge. The goal of the meeting was to decide how to spend the money that is available.The current economic situation could make the state take away billions in funding for schools across the state. It could mean higher taxes for Long Island residents. School officials say cuts would be "disastrous."