The bill would specifically ban a pilot program called UpLift that provides a guaranteed income of $500 a month to 110 people in central Iowa. (Photo by BetterPhoto/iStock/Getty Images) Iowa cities and counties could not enact guaranteed income programs under a bill passed Monday by the Iowa House.
House File 2319 passed 55-43 Monday. In banning guaranteed income programs, the legislation also allows the state attorney general to bring local governments to court if they do not obey a cease-and-desist letter about adoption, enforcement or maintenance of a prohibited program.
The legislation would specifically affect the UpLift program in Iowa […]
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