Nov 29, 2012 — Essex County lawmakers say they will keep working to chip away at a proposed 26 percent tax hike currently included in the tentative 2013 budget. A legal expert says that the Cuomo Administration's decision to delay action on whether to allow hydro-fracking in New York for another 90 days makes sense while some health care professionals say reviewing the health effects of fracking is a sham.

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