State lawmaker proposes universal basic income study, pilot program
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — Two bills proposed by state Sen. Kevin Parker, D-Brooklyn, would direct the state comptroller to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of implementing a universal basic income program in New York state and provide $288 million for a pilot program that would provide 10,000 New Yorkers with $14,400 over two years. The pilot program would “establish and implement a two-year