The St. Paul City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with Mayor Melvin Carter’s guaranteed basic income demonstration project.
Last week, minutes before the seven council members appeared ready to vote in favor of using $300,000 in federal CARES Act funding to launch $500 monthly payments to 150 low-income families affected by the coronavirus pandemic, city staff reviewed a letter of concern from U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum. The mayor has said philanthropy will otherwise fund most of the $1.5 million, 18-month project aimed at stabilizing the often-precarious finances of disadvantaged families.
McCollum’s letter questioned whether Carter’s “People’s Prosperity Pilot” program […]
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