Alexandria’s City Council will consider whether to start a Universal Basic Income pilot program as part of larger spending discussions around federal funding to help residents recover from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alexandria has received $29.8 million as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, and will have another set of funding for use in 2022 and beyond. According to ARPA, allowed uses of the funds include “responding to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts,” continued government services that were affected by a reduction in public revenue and investments in water, sewer or broadband […]
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