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Bellone uses merger plan as political tool

WSHU | By Charles Lane
Published October 17, 2013 at 6:06 PM EDT
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
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Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said Thursday he will try again to merge the county offices of treasurer and comptroller.  After his first attempt was derailed on a technicality Bellone is turning his second attempt into a somewhat unusual campaign issue for Democrats.  
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Long Island News Long IslandSuffolk CountyElection 2013New YorkSteve BelloneAngie CarpenterJoseph SawickiJohnJohn LavalleSuffolk Republican PartySuffolk Democratic PartyElection 2014Comptroller/Treasurer Merger
Charles Lane
Charles is senior reporter focusing on special projects. He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Director’s Choice Award.
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