Illinois guaranteed income advocates push for permanent statewide cash handout program

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3 ...

Supporters of Cook County’s guaranteed income program hold meeting to help shape distribution

In its 2026 budget, Cook County set aside $7.5 million to carry the guaranteed income program beyond the pilot, becoming one ...

Newly launched coalition with ‘affordability agenda’ vows to attack guaranteed income programs

New conservative organization argued guaranteed income programs will create fiscal problems and drive inflation as cash ...

Mayors for a Guaranteed Income push to solve affordability crisis with no-strings attached cash assistance

Michael D. Tubbs, president of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, reported more than 60 bills implementing cash-based policies ...
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Cook County guaranteed income program moving to next step after pilot

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County is moving to the next phase of its guaranteed income program after the pilot launched in 2022. The ...
MLive

Ann Arbor’s guaranteed income program is winding down. Here’s what it has shown.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor’s two-year experiment with a guarantee income program is entering its final months and city leaders are taking stock of how it has gone. While it has provided participants ...
Daily Camera

Boulder’s guaranteed income pilot program changed lives, now its future is uncertain

Kellie has tons of houseplants because she loves to care for them and watch them grow. For the past two years, she has grown alongside her plants as a recipient of the city of Boulder’s guaranteed ...
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A Colorado Guaranteed Income Program Could Help Families, but the Costs Are High

In Colorado, full-time workers need to earn an hourly wage of at least $36.79 to afford $2,000 in monthly rent, which is below the federal fair market rate for a Denver-area two-bedroom unit. For many ...
Newsweek

Program Giving $500 Monthly Checks to Americans Extended Into 2026

Thousands of low- and middle-income residents in Cook County, Illinois, are set to receive continued financial support following the "historic success" of the Midwestern region's guaranteed income ...
Woodland Daily Democrat

Column: Guaranteed Income program worked

It may surprise some people to learn that Yolo County had a guaranteed Basic Income Program. It may also surprise some people to learn it worked. And it’s too bad if county officials can’t find the ...

Trump admin hits back at ex-California mayor's call for federal guaranteed income as cities hand out cash

Michael D. Tubbs, founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, advocated for federal cash assistance while Trump administration ...
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A Colorado guaranteed income program could help families, but the costs are high

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guaranteed income programs have grown in popularity in the U.S. as costs of living continue to rise. Glowimages/GettyImages Plus ...