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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
City Budget Cuts Looming
So Philly has celebrated some good news over the past week. Residents have danced in the street to celebrate the Phillies' World Series victory and the presidential election of Sen. Barack Obama.

But after a week of joy, the city is going to face some grim news tomorrow.

Mayor Nutter is expected to announce his plans to cut the city budget to address a $841 million shortfall over the next five years. So far he has not provided details on the budget cuts, but has repeatedly stressed that layoffs, service cuts and modifying planned tax reductions are all on the table.

"This will be painful for everyone," Nutter said today. "People know that we're in a crisis situation. There is going to be an impact in a variety of places."
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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