Alameda guaranteed income pilot ends after ARPA federal funds dry up
Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft believes handing out cash will help people struggling with affordability with no clear answer to find sustainable funding. (Getty Images) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California mayor insisted that…
Trump urges New Mexico name change to boost home values and income
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is giving New Mexico another branding pitch, urging the state to swap “Mexico” for “America” and suggesting the change could boost everything from home values to…
Mayors for Guaranteed Income pushes direct cash payments for affordability
Former Stockton, California, Mayor Michael Tubbs founded Mayors for a Guaranteed Income and told Fox News Digital, “I believe this needs to become a federal intervention.” (Fox News Digital) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The…
Farmers offering overnight stays to earn extra income as new grants launch
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PACIFIC, Mo. – As farmers across the country face rising costs, some are turning to tourism to bring in money beyond their traditional agricultural operations. At Lynette Ralph’s horse ranch in Missouri,…
Michigan GOP lawmakers target Rx Kids as guaranteed income program
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Guaranteed income programs do not work and amount to mere “redistributions of wealth,” according to Michigan Republican state Rep. Jay DeBoyer, who joined other Republicans in the state Legislature…
Guaranteed income group calls cash aid key during life transitions
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A spokesperson for the Economic Securities Project (ESP), an organization that led the creation of more than 100 guaranteed income programs, told Fox News Digital that affordability is creating the “need…
Iowa county supervisor says state ban on guaranteed income hurts families
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A local elected official in Iowa is criticizing state lawmakers after they blocked cities and counties from testing direct cash payments to residents, claiming local governments are being handcuffed by…
West Virginia Gov. Morrisey plans to end income tax via data centers
Data centers spark bipartisan political battle in midterm races NetChoice director of policy Patrick Hedger warns that data center development has become a major flashpoint in key midterm races. He argues that local moratoriums will hurt communities in 5…
Guaranteed income advocates push to make US cash programs permanent
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Guaranteed income advocates hope to transform pandemic-era cash assistance programs into permanent government policy now that federal COVID-19 relief funds are expiring. In a report published Aug. 12 titled…
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott backs guaranteed income baby fund vote
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is backing a ballot measure to establish a municipal fund that could provide direct cash payments, subsidies, or supplies to parents of newborns. Recently, Scott and the campaign…