Last week, Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka announced his intent to pursue a universal basic income program for his city’s residents. He’ll launch a pilot program to test the idea. The idea of giving ...

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ALAMEDA – City leaders in Alameda are expected to decide on launching a guaranteed basic income program aimed at helping the community's most vulnerable residents. At the council's upcoming meeting on ...

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is scrapping plans to use American Rescue Plan funding for a guaranteed basic income pilot program in the city. Former Mayor Bill Peduto had proposed using $2.5 million in ...

The Universal Basic Income Program was created with the intention of advancing a family's socioeconomic situation. Up Together is the non-profit overseeing the project in Oakland. OAKLAND, Calif.

Angelenos citywide can now apply for the city's guaranteed basic income pilot program, which will give $1,000 a month to 3,000 households for a year. The nearly $40 million BIG:LEAP (Basic Income ...