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City Council Undermines De Blasio's Effort To Restrict Immigrant Defense Funding


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Emma Whitford

Published Jun 7, 2017

Modified Jun 7, 2017


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Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito shake hands on the FY 2018 budget, a major component of which they disagree on.
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Published Jun 7, 2017

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