Senator Bernie Sanders and Gov. Cuomo Proposes Free Tuition at New York State Colleges for Eligible Students

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled a plan to provide free college tuition to hundreds of thousands of middle- and low-income New Yorkers.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo seized on a potent issue that energized younger Democrats during the presidential race, pledging on Tuesday to cover tuition costs at state colleges for hundreds of thousands of middle-and low-income New Yorkers.

Under the governor’s plan, college students who have been accepted to a state or city university in New York — including two-year community colleges — would be eligible, provided they or their family earn $125,000 or less a year.

By JESSE McKINLEY

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