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The Child Tax Credit is a form of universal basic income: a government program in which qualifying adults receive regular payments; recipients can choose how to best spend that money.
The program will provide $500 a month for 24 months to 305 families in Sonoma County with children 5 years old and younger.
The program will provide $1,200 a month for two years, if approved. It is one of four guaranteed basic income initiatives being tested by Santa Clara County, most of which are in the planning phase.
A direct cash assistance program to boost the income of 5,000 struggling Chicagoans with a $500 monthly check won’t be funded for a second year beginning in 2023, city officials told aldermen ...
Illinois launched a new direct admissions program that allows students to apply to public universities without applications or fees. Here's how to participate.