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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

The Three Big Questions Delaying New York’s Budget

1 April 2026 at 15:00
Legislators are weighing tax increases on the wealthy and changes to laws meant to protect immigrants and the environment as the state budget deadline passes.

© Adrianna Newell for The New York Times

New York legislators passed a one-week extension to the April 1 deadline for approval of the state budget.

Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.

1 April 2026 at 00:38
A free preschool center in one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods raises questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to expand universal child care.

© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made creating a free, universal child care system his top policy priority.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream
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Bernie Sanders, in the Bronx, Presses Kathy Hochul to Tax the Rich

30 March 2026 at 06:35
Senator Bernie Sanders, speaking at a rally at Lehman College, lent his support to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s effort to raise taxes on millionaires. The mayor was not present.

© Charly Triballeau/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Senator Bernie Sanders, who has traveled across the United States to argue for higher taxes on the wealthy, spoke to a large crowd at Lehman College in the Bronx on Sunday.
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