Local officials across the country are scrambling to preserve guaranteed income programs that were originally funded with federal pandemic relief money, even as the temporary COVID-era funding source officially dries up.
Cities and counties that launched “no-strings-attached” cash payment programs using funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) are now searching for ways to continue the handouts through local taxes, county budgets, and private donations.
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