“I’m proud to join with my fellow mayors and happy to see support coming from Senator Cooney to provide our families with access to a guaranteed income,” said Mayor Warren. “We can now move forward quickly on the commitment we made as members of Mayor’s for a Guaranteed Income. I am looking forward to the first public meeting of our Reparations and Universal Basic Income Exploratory Committee next week so we can begin talking about how to make this a reality in Rochester.”
The Reparations and Universal Basic Income Exploratory Committee was tasked by Mayor Warren in April 2021 to explore the implementation of reparations and a universal basic income program for Rochester. The exploratory committee will review existing reparations pilots in other cities across the country to see how similar programs can be developed for Rochester.
Lawmaker proposes pilot program for direct cash payments PUBLISHED 12:03 PM ET May. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:03 PM EDT May. 12, 2021
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New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang s cash relief proposal is gaining attention in upstate New York.
One thousand low-income households in Monroe County would receive $500 monthly payments under a two-year pilot program proposed by Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Cooney.
Cooney has endorsed Yang s bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor. The bill backed by Cooney, a freshman lawmaker, would help build data and anaylsis for potentially expanding direct relief payments for qualifying families, he said. The review would potentially include the effect the income has on health, stress levels and mental health for the participating families.
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