He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, a potential cost shift from public schools to charter schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City. (syracuse.com)
Cuomo and de Blasio have clashed over funding for the city's universal pre-K rollout, reforms to a real estate tax abatement program, the response to the Legionnaires» disease outbreak and more. (newsday.com)
All of these issues are apparently linked, as tends to happen this time of the year, with a push for the 421a real estate tax abatement by Republican lawmakers underway, along with Democrats trying to preserve foundation aid funding for public schools. (nystateofpolitics.com)