Mayoral news coverage

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Abortion     Zohran Mamdani: Access to reproductive healthcare should be guaranteed.

Budget & Economy     Andrew Yang: Our winner take all economy causes social problems.     Eric Adams: Save $1.5B by instituting two year hiring freeze.     Eric Adams: Use incentives to attract life science business to NYC.     Shaun Donovan: Opportunities for wealth building causes disparities.     Zohran Mamdani: Shouldn't be priced out what's needed for a dignified life.

Civil Rights     Curtis Sliwa: CRT program pits people against each other.

Corporations     Dennis Kucinich: Fight against attempts to privatize public services.

Crime     Dennis Kucinich: Money there to upgrade policing; it's a matter of priority.     Dennis Kucinich: Increase police pay; attract applicants with college tuition.     Dennis Kucinich: Reclaim streets from violent gangs; add specialized staff.     Eric Adams: Beaten by police at 15, joined NYPD to reform from within.     Eric Adams: Reduce crime by having cops focus on police work.     Eric Adams: I'll have cops' backs, but they'll have backs of the people.     Eric Adams: Abusive "stop-and-frisk" will never happen under my watch.     Andrew Cuomo: You cut the police, don't be surprised when crime goes up.

Drugs     Andrew Yang: Jail for dealers; treatment for addicts.     Andrew Yang: Would override resistance to overdose prevention centers.     Eric Adams: Evaluate substance abuse clinics locations, spread them out.     Eric Adams: I pushed cannabis bill, but let's be smart about marijuana.     Marty Walsh: Regular pot users likely to try more dangerous drugs.     Shaun Donovan: Supports creation of overdose prevention centers.

Education     Andrew Yang: Giving families money will improve educational outcomes.     Dennis Kucinich: Launch a nonviolence curriculum in Cleveland schools.     Eric Adams: Expand summer school; keep buildings open year round.     Eric Adams: Make dyslexia screening universal.

Energy & Oil     Andrew Yang: Move subsidies from fossil fuel to wind and solar.     Dennis Kucinich: Cleveland must join suit against bailout for nuclear plants.     Eric Adams: Transition our power source to wind, away from natural gas.     Curtis Sliwa: Opposes lithium-ion battery storage facilities.

Families & Children     Andrew Yang: More therapists in schools; kids very anxious these days.     Eric Adams: Increase Earned Income Tax Credit, provide childcare.

Foreign Policy     Curtis Sliwa: Every year I march in the Israel Day Parade.     Eric Adams: Staunch supporter of Israel; won't call for ceasefire.     Zohran Mamdani: Pro-Palestinian anti-Zionism is central to my identity.

Free Trade     Steve Fulop: Would like to attract more Chinese companies to New Jersey.

Government Reform     Andrew Yang: Banning Electoral College non-starter; reform system.     Dennis Kucinich: There's a fourth branch of government with a dollar sign.     Dennis Kucinich: Citizens United was a body blow to our democracy.     Eric Adams: Have city agency data combined on single platform.     Eric Adams: Create schoolwide initiatives encouraging voter registration.     Andrew Cuomo: Pass sensible e-bike laws to protect riders & pedestrians.

Gun Control     Andrew Yang: Break stranglehold of NRA on Congress.     Eric Adams: Reinvent the anti-crime unit as an anti-gun unit.     Marty Walsh: Stopping illegal gun trafficking is a top priority.     Eric Adams: We have to stop the flow of guns; get them off the street.     Curtis Sliwa: I choose not to carry a gun; I'm a victim of violent crime.

Health Care     Eric Adams: After diabetes diagnosis, led proactive public health effort.     Eric Adams: Expand telehealth to reduce the number of hospital visits.

Homeland Security     Marty Walsh: Prioritize permanent housing for every homeless veteran.     Eric Adams: Proud of the important work 'Mission: VetCheck' is doing.

Immigration     Eric Adams: Allow lawful non-citizens right to vote in city elections.     Curtis Sliwa: Cuomo should apologize for calling ICE agents "thugs".     Andrew Cuomo: How immigrants are let in makes all the difference .     Eric Adams: Allow ICE agents access to people arrested not yet convicted.

Jobs     Andrew Yang: Help youth get access to trade and technical training.     Eric Adams: DEI needs to be protected; it is proven to work.

Principles & Values     Dennis Kucinich: The government should be there to help others.     Dennis Kucinich: Life has its ups and downs; never quit; keep hope alive.     Dennis Kucinich: I have always considered myself pretty much in the center.     Dennis Kucinich: The Kucinich platform is now progressive mainstream.     Dennis Kucinich: Political parties can never be trusted.     Eric Adams: Adopt pet-friendly housing policies.     Eric Adams: Once praised Farrakhan, but denounces antisemitism.     Shaun Donovan: Organize "15-minute neighborhoods," a short walk to things.

Tax Reform     Eric Adams: Two year "Recovery" tax for those making more than $5M.     Eric Adams: Weekly sales tax holiday to support local business.     Andrew Cuomo: Decrease personal income tax & decrease property tax.     Curtis Sliwa: Would decrease personal income tax, property tax rates.     Zohran Mamdani: Increase personal income tax, not property tax.

Technology     Andrew Yang: Hold Facebook accountable and invest in local news.

War & Peace     Andrew Yang: Declaring war is an act of Congress.     Dennis Kucinich: Parties straitjacketed by groups that profit from war.

Welfare & Poverty     Dennis Kucinich: Take holistic approach to poverty, homelessness, healthcare.     Eric Adams: Create MyCity, a one-stop portal for services and benefits.     Eric Adams: Build affordable housing in wealthier areas.

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