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Andrew Yang makes it official today: He is running for New York City mayor.
As
our Sally Goldenberg reports, the former Democratic presidential candidate will launch his campaign with the promise of cash payments a local version of his universal basic income proposal to half a million New Yorkers. His plan would pay city residents living in poverty between $2,000 and $5,000 per year.
NEW YORK (AP) Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang officially entered the race for mayor of New York City on Thursday, joining a crowded Democratic primary field that includes longtime elected officials and veterans of the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is barred by the city charter from seeking a third term. “It is here in New York City that my passion for uplifting people, for wanting to move our country forward, got.
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