Wausau City Hall. MWC file photo. WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A local city will be one of only two in the state to join a research program focused on using income to help those just above the poverty line.
Tuesday evening the Wausau Common Council voted to authorize Mayor Katie Rosenberg to join the Guaranteed Income Research Project through the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income group. The motion also accepts a $100,000 in grant funding to start an MGI program in the city.
With the approval, Rosenberg says the next steps will be to find criteria for the project’s potential participants. […]
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