Interview: Governor Paterson on Budget Deficit

WRVO

Published September 24, 2009 at 6:10 PM EDT

By Jasmyn Belcher

Oswego, NY – As the state now faces a budget deficit of over $3 billion, and there are fewer ways to combat it, Governor David Paterson is urging lawmakers to find new methods of increasing revenues.

WRVO's Jasmyn Belcher spoke with Governor Paterson.

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