Gov. Hochul said Tuesday she wants to work with Democratic mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to achieve universal healthcare — although she stands opposed to the candidate’s plan to fund the program through tax hikes.

Among the various issues on voters’ minds, Hochul is perhaps most aligned with the democratic socialist on the issue of childcare , which Mamdani has made a centerpiece of his affordability campaign.

But Mamdani plans to finance that agenda of freezing the rent for stabilized units, delivering free buses and offering free childcare with tax hikes for millionaires, as well as through increasing the state corporate tax rate. Meanwhile Hochul, a moderate Democrat and the state’s first mom governor , has stood steadfastly against raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers and

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