MD State Delegate Gabriel Acevero already has a long history of advocating for guaranteed income policies in Maryland’s House of Delegates. We’re proud to have him as a founding member of Legislators for a Guaranteed Income!

1/ 🚨 Newark's Guaranteed Income pilot improved financial stability, mental health, and even children’s grades. Here’s what we learned 🧵 #GuaranteedIncome #BasicIncome

CA State Assemblymember Matt Haney is a long-time guaranteed income champion, having launched the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Guaranteed Income Advisory Task Force. We’re excited to have Assemblymember Haney as one of our LGI founders!

Fixed it! Guaranteed income works for kids. And we've got the data to prove it: guaranteedincomeworks.org/research

You’ve probably seen headlines about the study implying that direct cash support makes no difference to families. I was away on family vacay when the story broke, but now that I’m back, I want to unpack why that framing is misleading, and share what experts are saying. 🧵

We've already seen from the results of Birmingham's pilot program that cash payment policies work for Alabama families. This week, we're excited to keep the momentum around guaranteed income going in Alabama and welcome Aliceville's Mayor Terrence E. Windham to MGI!

The guaranteed income movement was well represented at Netroots Nation last week! During the Cash Not Cages panel, participants discussed how guaranteed income disrupts the cycle of poverty and incarceration.

Since launching in April, Legislators for a Guaranteed Income has already grown! We’re excited to have MN State Senator Liz Boldon part of our coalition of state lawmakers advocating for direct cash policies on the state level 👏 Learn more about LGI at LegislatorsForAGI.org