Jack Dorsey boosts St. Louis’ guaranteed basic income pilot program with $1 million gift October 20, 2023 The founder of Twitter gave $1 million to the new guaranteed basic income program to help expand its reach in his hometown of St. Louis.
Opinion: Basic income is a noble idea, but St. Louis can afford only a small experiment November 17, 2022 By: David Nicklaus It sounds like a no-brainer: The way to alleviate poverty is to give poor people more money. That’s the reasoning behind St.
St. Louis officials explore $5 million plan to guarantee income for poor residents November 4, 2022 By: Austin Huguelet ST. LOUIS — Mayor Tishaura O. Jones’ administration is pushing a plan to pay for a guaranteed basic income program, a signature
Basic income helped St. Louis residents meet basic needs September 8, 2022 By: Rachel Lippmann St. Louis residents who received $500 in cash pandemic assistance most often spent the money on food and utilities. “There aren’t too
A $500 post-pandemic infusion is headed to those in St. Louis who need it most July 20, 2021 By: Tony Messenger The man standing under the bus stop shelter on Washington Avenue was looking around, seemingly aimlessly, until he caught my eye. I