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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to opt the state into the federal tax-credit scholarship.

Hochul joins one other Democratic governor in announcing an intent to join the program. Meanwhile, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is the only Democratic governor to have officially opted in. Read the story here.

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