Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Cuomo Proposes $152.3B State Budget with Three-Year Extension to Mayoral Control of NYC Schools


By Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo wants to extend mayoral control over New York City schools through 2020, allow movie theaters to sell beer and alcohol, and tax and regulate e-cigarettes and other vapor products.

The proposals are all part of a $152.3 billion state budget proposal Cuomo unveiled Tuesday night.

Unlike last year, when the governor, who is feuding with Mayor de Blasio, sought to shift $800 million in CUNY and other funding from the state on to New York City, Cuomo said there are no such proposals in his budget plan this year.

He did suggest a three-year extension of mayoral control last year as well. But Mayor de Blasio had to settle for a one-year extender that expires this June after the Senate GOP wouldn’t budge.

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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)

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