N.Y. Senate Said to Approve $540 Million for NYC Pre-K
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The New York Senate proposed spending $540 million a year on universal pre-kindergarten and after-school programs in New York City, which may give Mayor Bill de Blasio an option other than his plan to tax the rich, said a person familiar with the negotiations.
The five-year plan is part of a deal reached yesterday between Republicans and a group of breakaway Democrats who govern the state’s upper chamber, said the person, who requested anonymity because the accord isn’t public. Though de Blasio has continued to push his plan as the only viable option to fund a city pre-K program, he has been undercut by Governor Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat who wants to pay for it without raising taxes.