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St. Paul guaranteed $500 monthly income proposal hits a snag

by Associated Press
| September 11, 2020 12:03 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pilot program proposed by St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter to guarantee $500 in monthly income to 150 low-income families affected by COVID-19 has hit a snag, with an influential congressional liberal questioning whether the plan to use federal coronavirus aid is legal.

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