Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the programs are discriminatory because they are not universal. Legal challenges by ...

New York City is one of many areas across the country offering guaranteed basic income to low-income residents.joSon/Getty Images Guaranteed basic income programs can help low-income participants ...

Universal Basic Income programs have roots in the Black radical tradition, both the Black Panther Party and Martin Luther King Jr. called for a guaranteed income in the late 1960s. Universal Basic ...

Just a few years ago, the idea of giving people money with no strings attached was seen as ludicrous in mainstream policy circles. This week, a documentary on so-called "guaranteed income" programs ...

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Sukhi Samra grew up with a mother who worked up to 80 hours per week to support three children and a husband with a disability. None of her three jobs paid her well enough to make ends meet in Fresno, ...

Universal basic income is politically controversial in the UK, but the government in Wales is testing a small pilot.

The first government-led test of a basic income is underway in Stockton, California. Tomas Vargas Jr. is among a pool of 125 recipients of a $500 a month cash transfer funded by the city. The stipend ...

Gov. Tina Kotek released her recommended budget for the 2025 to 2027 fiscal year on Dec. 18, 2024, which considers eliminating state funding for the Benefits Navigator Program across the state of ...