Last week, Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka announced his intent to pursue a universal basic income program for his city’s residents. He’ll launch a pilot program to test the idea. The idea of giving ...

LA advanced a proposal for a new basic income program targeting domestic abuse survivors. It's inspired by the results of the city's BIG:LEAP program, a large-scale basic income pilot. BIG:LEAP found ...

A majority of voters believe the government should have a universal basic income program, up from 12 percentage points in 2019, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds. Fifty-five percent of registered voters ...

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Los Angeles County could soon become the largest county in the country to launch a universal basic income pilot program, providing at least $1,000 a month to at least 1,000 residents. Supervisors ...

Ireland has introduced a basic income scheme for artists. Through the initiative, the Basic Income for the Arts program will provide €325 ($450) a week to 2,000 eligible artists.

Prince Edward Island's social development minister says the federal government isn't interested in funding the province's guaranteed basic income pilot project — at least not right now. It’s been ...