Judge halts $500 monthly basic income payments for low-income St. Louis families after conservative challenge

Judge halts $500 monthly basic income payments for low-income St. Louis families after conservative challenge

Two St. Louis residents are suing to halt the city’s guaranteed basic income program. A judge halted a St. Louis basic income program after a lawsuit called it unconstitutional.

The city planned about $220,000 in payments before it was blocked.

Missouri Mayor Tishaura Jones says the city will continue exploring legal options. A basic income program designed to help the poorest residents in St. Louis will have to hold off on payments after a judge sided with conservatives who called the program "unconstitutional" in a lawsuit.Two residents — Greg Tumlin and Frank Hale — filed the lawsuit against the […]

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