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A judge halted a St. Louis basic income program after a lawsuit called it unconstitutional. The city planned about $220,000 in payments before it was blocked. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA basic income program designed to help the poorest residents in St. Louis will have to hold off on payments after a judge sided with conservatives who called the program "unconstitutional" in a lawsuit. Two residents — Greg Tumlin and Frank Hale — filed the lawsuit against the city in June, challenging a program that would have given 540 low-income families payments of $500 a month.
Persons: Louis, Tishaura Jones, , Greg Tumlin, Frank Hale — Organizations: Missouri, Service, Business Locations: St
Read previewAs St. Louis continues its guaranteed basic income pilot, two residents are suing to cut the program's funding. The plaintiffs, Greg Tumlin and Fred Hale, are both St. Louis residents. Adam Layne, the St. Louis city treasurer, previously told BI that St. Louis residents have primarily used their $500 a month to pay bills. BI reached out to the city of St. Louis and St. Louis Guaranteed Income for comment, but the parties did not respond by the time of publication. States like South Dakota, Arizona, and Iowa, Republican politicians have also brought basic income bans to the state legislature.
Persons: , Louis, Greg Tumlin, Fred Hale, Tumlin, Adam Layne, Louis GBI, Joe Biden's, Jack Dorsey, St, Ken Paxton, Attorney Christian D Organizations: Service, Business, ARPA, BI, Texas Supreme, Attorney Locations: Missouri, state's, Louis, St, Texas, Harris, Harris County, Houston, States, South Dakota , Arizona, Iowa
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