Welcome to Counties for a Guaranteed Income, Council Member Jenn Kagiwada!
Your leadership in Hawaiʻi County adds to our growing national movement for guaranteed income programs that make a real difference in the lives of local families.
Welcome to Legislators for a Guaranteed Income, Assemblywoman Katie Brennan!
Thank you co-sponsoring the Youth Homelessness Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act, and for your advocacy for economic stability for NJ families.
"The Trump administration punched back at the founder of the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income organization, saying that Democratic mayors should prioritize other issues within their cities instead of issuing handouts."
Basic income isn't a handout, and the GBI pilots often show increased employment.
Everything about UBI/GBI/GI is positive: employment rate higher; wages higher; reduced tax expenditures overall, especially in healthcare spending, homeless shelters, emergency food demands; even public safety. It’s a proven, documented win-win-win.
"We know that people are looking for solutions to put money in their pockets. We know people want to be able to afford rent and childcare and food in the U.S."
MGI Founder Michael Tubbs brings the conversation on GI all the way to Fox News. This movement is growing too large to be ignored.
"It’s late. I should be asleep.
But I’m thinking about gas, groceries, the next order, the next day. This is the part that doesn’t make headlines.
The quiet exhaustion. The math of survival."
Beautiful poetry from former GI recipient Zaaear Pack is a must read.
substack.com/@zaaearpack/...
✅ Improved employment
✅ Less stress and anxiety
✅ Reduced fluctuations in month-to-month earnings
MGI Founder Michael Tubbs on Code for America's Government Fix Podcast explains how guaranteed income became a policy "no brainer".
Art for GI 🎨 : Recipients from Boulder, CO's guaranteed income pilot program share their stories through a new exhibit, showing how just a little bit of cash brought a lot of stability.
As the federal government cuts the social safety net, counties pick up the pieces.
As more families are unable to afford their lives, more county leaders are creating direct cash programs to meet their needs.
Read more: https://guaranteedincomeworks.substack.com/p/counties-on-the-frontlines
As much flack as guaranteed basic income gets, it’s been proven to be a constructive means to help the homeless get off the streets. Studies from trial experiments repeatedly show that a very high percentage of those who receive the service end up getting jobs, and a home where they stay housed.
Black organizers want to see Gov. JB Pritzker prioritize Illinois Future Fund, a cash-assistance program that — if passed — would make Illinois the nation’s first statewide guaranteed income program.
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"Data show over and over again that when one provides people with basic income or guaranteed income, they spend it on food, rent, child care, medical bills and car payments… Participants shared that this was breathing space — immediately, so much less stress.”
FFS, can we please just start UBI now?
✨ Bottom Line: Guaranteed income isn’t a work disincentive — it functions as real employment infrastructure, giving people the financial stability to seek better work, invest in skills, and participate more fully in the labor market.
📈 Cash increases financial resilience and agency
In Los Angeles’s BIG:LEAP, participants who could cover a $400 emergency doubled after a year of GI. In Stockton, GI participants experienced significantly less income volatility, helping enable consistent employment and better long-term planning.
💼 GI is employment infrastructure
Rather than discouraging work, direct cash gives people the stability and flexibility to:
📊 Guaranteed income increases employment and job quality
Across California’s largest pilots — including Stockton, Los Angeles (BIG:LEAP), and Oakland, GI Program participants obtained full-time jobs at up to double the rate of control groups — and pursued higher-quality jobs at 3x the rate.
💡 A fresh brief from @economicsecurityproject.org shows what the evidence is actually telling us about guaranteed income (GI) and work — and it debunks common myths with real data from California’s pilots:
economicsecurityproject.org/resource/gua...
"I'm trying to really uplift the positive aspects of rural to help demonstrate that infusing guaranteed basic income cash payments to our neighbors would enrich our community..."
- Kandace Creel Falcon northern Minnesotan and recipient of Springboard's GI for Artists program
Happy birthday to Counties for a Guaranteed Income! 🎉
This month marks the three year anniversary of organizing our coalition of over 50 county leaders who are stepping up to provide economic stability for families across the United States.
This is BIG: over 88 GI policies have been proposed at the state level in over half the country.
As the federal government dismantles the safety net, our growing list of Legislators for a Guaranteed Income are advancing policies to provide urgently needed economic stability.
More cities, like Indianapolis, IN are not just implementing guaranteed income programs, but expanding them.
Why? Well, because quite simply, they work.
Welcome, Mayor Samuel Parham! 🎉
Thanks for joining over 250 other elected officials from across the country who've committed to winning financial stability and opportunity for their constituents and for all American families.
Glad to have you in this fight!
Three NY Mayors highlight the successes of guaranteed income programs in their respective cities, for @cityandstateny.
Read more at: https://www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2026/02/opinion-new-york-families-deserve-more-survival-guaranteed-income-will-help/411268/
MGI Co-chair Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott: "I'm so honored to be the co-chair as someone who has had a program, but who wants to see this grow so that one day in this country we will have a guaranteed income program at the federal level"
New coverage of Rochester, NY's guaranteed basic income pilot program:
"The program that paid families $500 a month for more than a year worked".
MGI founder Michael Tubbs has a message for member mayors at the US Council of Mayors annual conference: keep advocating for your constituents, keep innovating, because the momentum is with us.
Welcome, Harrisonburg, VA Mayor Deanna Reed!
Thank you for joining hundreds of elected leaders from across the country– representing big cities to small towns–who are fighting for financial stability and economic dignity for American families.
Welcome, Santa Monica Mayor Caroline Torosis!
We are honored that you've joined hundreds of other elected leaders from across the country fighting for policies that deliver financial stability and economic dignity for American families.
We are excited to announce Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott as the new co-chair of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income.
As a champion for a municipal pilot program that supported local families, Mayor Scott will continue to lead nationally towards a future where all Americans have an income floor.
Welcome to Mayors for Guaranteed Income, Mayor Colbert!
We are excited to partner with you to build a fairer future in Upper Marlboro, MD and beyond.
