The mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, speaking at a press conference on March 9, 2020. Cantrell has called the guaranteed income program a way to "invest directly in our people."
Among the tasks on New Orleans’ long new year list: launch guaranteed income.
The city recently secured $500,000 to pilot unconditional cash payments to a select group of residents. But getting guaranteed income up and running takes more than just money, and the city has a long way to go before it can start distributing funds.“Administratively there are a lot of components to it,” said Joshua Cox, director […]
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