Harrisburg mayor proposes trial of guaranteed income program to combat poverty

Harrisburg’s MLK Jr. Government Center Harrisburg has been compared before to Stockton, Calif., as both cities have a shared history of financial crisis.

Mayor Eric Papenfuse hopes Harrisburg soon will have another thing in common with the western city, this time more positive: a guaranteed income program for residents.

“This is something that we are considering in Harrisburg, more than considering,” Papenfuse said. “I want to move forward with it.”During the city’s weekly Facebook Live event last week, Papenfuse spoke virtually with former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs about his city’s experience with a trial for an income floor program to combat […]

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