Cuomo’s Pre-K Plans Set Up Tax Conflict With de Blasio

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and THOMAS KAPLAN

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s offer of $1.5 billion to expand prekindergarten is likely to be seen as an attempt to outmaneuver Mayor Bill de Blasio, who said on Tuesday he would still seek to tax the rich to pay for the program.

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