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(The Center Square) — New York voters have approved several ballot questions from New York City Mayor Eric Adams that will expand his authority over the City Council, despite claims that the move is a power grab by the indicted city leader. The proposals, which voters overwhelmingly approved in Tuesday’s election, include a plan allowing the mayor’s budget office to gauge the fiscal impact of council bills before they are passed, and another requiring more notice if the council plans to vote on legislation impacting public safety. Other proposals would expand the NYC Department of Sanitation’s…