ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In her final act as Rochester’s mayor, Lovely Warren says she has submitted legislation to Rochester City Council to create a Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Pilot Program.
This comes as the mayor’s time in office comes to end , having announced her resignation in October, effective Dec. 1, after pleading guilty to violating election law. Warren agreed to resign as part of a plea deal.
Warren says this program would, in its first year, provide $500 a month to 175 families in the city of Rochester who live at, or below, 200% of the federal poverty line. In […]
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