Suffolk says it's $20 million short of meeting budget

Suffolk County faces a budget shortfall of as much as $20 million, officials said Wednesday after a sales-tax check received from the state was well below expectations. The state payment received this month was down $11.8 million compared with the same period last year, a 23.6 percent drop, according to the county Legislative Budget Review Office.

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