Hochul said her administration had invested $12 billion in childcare, including $4.5 billion during the current year, and reaffirmed her commitment to establishing a statewide universal pre-kindergarten programme.
\n\nNew York Attorney General Letitia James has signalled that she intends to continue using legal action against powerful figures, including those she accuses of driving up costs for Americans, declaring that she will “sue, baby, sue” during an appearance at a political conference in Puerto Rico.
\n\nSpeaking to supporters at the SOMOS conference on Friday, James criticised rising mortgage costs, interest rates and car insurance premiums, arguing that wealthy and powerful interests were contributing to the financial pressure on ordinary Americans.
\n\n“Mortgages are too high, interest rates are too high, car insurance is too high,” she said.
\n\n“We’ve got to make sure all of the oligarchs that are at the top are imposing all of these high costs on New Yorkers and Americans.”
\n\nJames, who won re-election to another four-year term on Tuesday, said she was looking forward to returning to work and using the law to hold powerful interests accountable.
\n\n“I’m excited to get back to work and to use the law — both as a sword and as a shield…
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