City Budget Woes Could End Guaranteed Income In Chicago
Update: 2024-12-12
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Earlier this year, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the city would be putting over $30 million towards the Chicago Empowerment Fund, a planned guaranteed income program. But Mayor Johnson’s budget proposal does not include funding for the program. It was cut in order to help close the city’s $1 billion budget gap. As city lawmakers prepare to vote on the mayor’s budget proposal, Reset learns more about guaranteed income from Misuzu Schexnider of the Inclusive Economy Lab at UChicago’s Harris School Public Policy and Sarah Saheb of the Economic Security Project in Illinois.
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