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Council narrowly adopts guaranteed‑income pilot funded by marijuana equity and reinvestment funds
Summary
By a 5–4 vote the council approved R‑116 to direct $4 million to a marijuana equity and community reinvestment fund for a guaranteed basic income pilot targeting households connected to two Title I elementary schools and other prevention and treatment programs.
The Albuquerque City Council on March 3 approved R‑116, a resolution appropriating $4 million to the Marijuana Equity and Community Reinvestment Fund to support a guaranteed basic income pilot and other related programs, passing 5–4 after substantial public comment and council discussion.
The proposal directs half the allocation to a guaranteed basic income pilot (GBI) administered through the Albuquerque Foundation and the United Way; participating households would be recruited primarily through Whittier and Carlos Rey elementary schools, with programming tied to the Office of…
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