LA advanced a proposal for a new basic income program targeting domestic abuse survivors. It's inspired by the results of the city's BIG:LEAP program, a large-scale basic income pilot. BIG:LEAP found ...

A person wears a trans flag as a cape at the Trans March on June 28, 2024. Photo by Io Yeh Gilman. San Francisco’s basic-income program for transgender residents, one of two known guaranteed-income ...

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Ontario's basic income pilot In 2017, the Ontario government, under then-premier Kathleen Wynne, launched the Ontario Basic Income Pilot to test the efficacy of an unconditional cash transfer. A total ...

A proposed measure to create a universal basic income program which would put $750 in the pocket of every Oregon resident, including children, is likely to be put on the ballot in November. The ...

A Harris County judge on Thursday denied the state’s attempt to shutter the county’s second version of a guaranteed basic income program. The 165th District Court judge heard arguments from the Texas ...

Rochester, N.Y. — The city is launching a guaranteed basic income program for 351 households, Mayor Malik Evans announced Thursday. The program will provide participants with $500 monthly payments for ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday, May 18, to approve proposals for a pilot guaranteed income program, one of which calls for $1,000 per month to be paid to 1,000 ...

The first trailer has been unveiled for Cannes, Emmy and Peabody-winning director Marc Levin‘s documentary “It’s Basic,” which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. The film examines ...

A ballot measure to give Oregon residents a $1,600 tax rebate faces bipartisan opposition. Oregon Rebate, or Measure 118, proposes taxing corporations more to redistribute money to residents.

PHILADELPHIA - FEBRUARY 11: Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As U.S. President George W.