// Ben Thompson, Community Impact Newspaper (May 5)

The city of Austin is set to begin a one-year trial run of a pilot that will provide 85 local families with $1,000 monthly checks following a recent 8-1 City Council vote. The $1.18 million guaranteed income pilot’s funding, including the monthly payments and administrative costs, comes from the City of Austin equity office’s budget.  Read the story covered by The Community Impact Newspaper.