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Proponents of a guaranteed income, or universal basic income, want the federal government to ultimately provide monthly cash payments for all Americans. But cities and private donors have been piloting the idea to show that unconditional cash is a more effective tool to combat poverty than the country’s patchwork of assistance that makes poor people jump through bureaucratic hoops to pay for food, medical care, transportation, housing and heat. ....
Federal ⢠The House voted 217-207 in favor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, and Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, voted no. State ⢠The House was out of session. County ⢠Lycoming County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a grant and monitoring agreement with Mansfield University for police training. Tony Mussare, Rick Mirabito, and Scott Metzger voted yes. School Districts ⢠The Williamsport Area School Board approved Lisa Nible, 1404 Walnut St., to fill a vacancy on the board left by the resignation of Nancy Somers last month. The remainder of Somers’ term runs until the end of November. Nible will officially be sworn in by a member of the judiciary prior to the next board meeting, May 4. With Nible’s appointment, the board is still down one member as the resignation of Marc Shefsky, effective April 13 was also approved at the meeting. The board has 30 days to fill Shefsky’s spot and voted to advertise ....