Antonio Delgado on Challenging the Governor and David Banks on Mayoral Control of Schools

Delgado's Campaign Against the Status Quo

• 💡 Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado is running to depose his boss, citing a need to move past the status quo and address rising costs of living.
• 📌 He highlights that one in five children in New York live in poverty and one in four New Yorkers cannot afford basic necessities, contributing to the state's largest wealth inequality gap.
• 🎯 Delgado proposes raising revenue from the ultra-wealthy and big corporations and re-evaluating tax subsidies and credits to ensure a better return on investment for public dollars.
• 💰 He criticizes the governor's approach to affordability, particularly her limited funding for rental assistance programs during a housing crisis.
• 📈 Delgado argues that the majority of New Yorkers leaving the state earn between $30,000 and $60,000, not the ultra-wealthy, and that allowing the corporate tax rate to sunset is illogical.

Energy Policy and Climate Goals

• ⚡ Delgado advocates for shifting focus to green energy and renewable energy sources to address high electricity rates, rather than investing in outdated pipelines.
• ⚠️ He criticizes the governor's stance, suggesting backtracking on solar investment and potentially allowing gas pipelines contradicts New York's climate goals.
• 🗣️ He believes the governor is not robustly committed to renewable energy and may be using it as a negotiating tactic.

Mayoral Control of Schools

• 🏛️ Former NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks discusses the proposal to eliminate mayoral control of schools, calling it a real challenge.
• 📚 Banks argues that mayoral control, or