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NY socialist pols want free childcare for infants to 12-yr-olds — with taxpayers footing $13B annual tab

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America’s Democratic Socialists are demanding full-day, state-level “free pre-teen care for all” — with taxpayers footing the $13 billion annual tab, The Post has learned. The universal child care system the party wants goes far beyond what Mayor Zahran Mamdani has called for, serving children ages six weeks to 12 years, Brooklyn State Sen. Jabari … Read more

LA Council votes to bill taxpayers to keep lights on amid copper wire theft

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The Democratic-controlled Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a measure that would make local taxpayers pay more to keep the city’s lights running amid a rash of copper wire theft. Councilors argued that current funding for routine streetlight maintenance is insufficient, and that more money is needed to cover permanent repairs as copper wire … Read more