{"id":121744,"date":"2026-02-20T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/mayors-pushing-for-guaranteed-income-programs-decry-the-dismantling-of-federal-aid-programs-121744"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:00:12","slug":"mayors-pushing-for-guaranteed-income-programs-decry-the-dismantling-of-federal-aid-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/mayors-pushing-for-guaranteed-income-programs-decry-the-dismantling-of-federal-aid-programs-121744","title":{"rendered":"Mayors pushing for guaranteed income programs decry the dismantling of federal aid programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Mayors for a Guaranteed Income coalition decried the dismantling of federal aid programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/guaranteed-income-policies-proposed-at-the-state-level-in-over-half-the-country-302691682.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in a news release published<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At a time when key federal aid programs are being dismantled, state leaders are picking up the slack and bolstering economic stability for residents,&#8221; founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income Michael D. Tubbs said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a> has cut federal programs and seeks to dismantle the Department of Education. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/federal-officials-halt-more-than-10b-funding-5-states-over-non-citizen-benefit-concerns-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump administration froze<\/a> more than $10 billion in federal childcare and social services funding to five Democratic-led states amid concerns taxpayer dollars were improperly diverted to noncitizens, according to a report released in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/strapped-new-yorkers-swarm-chaotic-mamdani-inspired-free-grocery-store-pop-up-were-in-pain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>STRAPPED NEW YORKERS SWARM CHAOTIC MAMDANI-INSPIRED FREE GROCERY STORE POP-UP: WE\u2019RE &#8216;IN PAIN\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The organization said that state leaders are helping Americans struggling to &#8220;make ends meet&#8221; as the &#8220;affordability crisis&#8221; continues. The mayors claimed that state leaders are &#8220;bolstering economic stability for residents&#8221; through guaranteed income programs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With data from nearly 30 city-led and county-led pilots, we have proof that guaranteed income policies help struggling families meet their basic needs, build savings for emergencies, seek better employment, and experience reduced stress,&#8221; Tubbs said in the statement. He went on to say, &#8220;As the affordability crisis continues to put pressure on household finances, this is a solution that lifts families up.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Guaranteed basic income programs have become a trend across the U.S. in recent years, with more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/guaranteed-basic-income-programs-spread-across-country-coming-your-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>100 pilots launched since 2018<\/u><\/a>. Mayors for Guaranteed Income grew into a coalition of 150 mayors pushing pilot programs, offering low-income participants up to $1,000 a month with no strings attached. The group has pushed pilot programs that have been adopted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/universal-income-programs-spreading-across-us-know-what-people-need\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>municipalities across the country<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most notably,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cook-county-illinois-establishes-permanent-guaranteed-income-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Cook County, Illinois,<\/u><\/a> the second-largest county in the U.S., established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The program launched in 2022 with the aid of federal COVID-19 relief funds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/boston-suburb-triples-monthly-cash-payments-low-income-residents-expanded-guaranteed-income-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>BOSTON SUBURB TRIPLES CASH PAYMENTS IN EXPANDED GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Guaranteed income policies, which provide recurring, unconditional cash payments to people in need, have been tested at the local level in hundreds of cities and counties across the nation,&#8221; Mayors for Guaranteed Income stated in the new release.<\/p>\n<p>The group explained further that based on the evidence, its counterpart organization Legislators for a Guaranteed Income reported more than 20 bills in 11 states being proposed to establish some form of statewide guaranteed income program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/federal-officials-halt-more-than-10b-funding-5-states-over-non-citizen-benefit-concerns-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO HALT MORE THAN $10B IN FUNDING TO 5 STATES OVER NON-CITIZEN BENEFIT CONCERNS: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than 60 bills that would implement cash-based policies similar to guaranteed income have been floated in another 15 states.<\/p>\n<p>Tubbs also founded the Counties for a Guaranteed Income and Legislators for a Guaranteed Income. He was the former mayor of Stockton, California from 2017 to 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With data from nearly 30 city-led and county-led pilots, we have proof that guaranteed income policies help struggling families meet their basic needs, build savings for emergencies, seek better employment, and experience reduced stress,&#8221; Tubbs said in the statement. He went on to say, &#8220;As the affordability crisis continues to put pressure on household finances, this is a solution that lifts families up.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mayors-pushing-guaranteed-income-programs-decry-dismantling-federal-aid-programs\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mayors-pushing-guaranteed-income-programs-decry-dismantling-federal-aid-programs <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mayors for a Guaranteed Income coalition decried the dismantling of federal aid programs in a news release published on Tuesday. &#8220;At a time when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-121744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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