Bill banning basic income programs, like UpLift in central Iowa, passes Iowa House

Bill banning basic income programs, like UpLift in central Iowa, passes Iowa House

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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