Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the ...

There has been a lot of talk about “universal basic income” recently, especially during the pandemic. It’s the concept of giving money to people, no strings attached. We've seen pilot programs around ...

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Earlier this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled the initial stages of a plan for universal childcare. To discuss the recent history of childcare policy in New York City, ...

Mayors for Guaranteed Income coalition of 150 mayors pushed pilot programs offering up to $1,000 monthly payments as more than 100 pilots launch since 2018.

In Colorado, full-time workers need to earn an hourly wage of at least $36.79 to afford $2,000 in monthly rent, which is below the federal fair market rate for a Denver-area two-bedroom unit. For many ...

British/Irish people call big government projects like this “schemes,” possibly due to a lack of cultural familiarity with ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...