An extra $500 per month will soon arrive for 200 Pittsburgh households . Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said the city will start to make the payments later this year as part of a universal income pilot program. The initiative is funded by philanthropic donors and will go to very low-income families with an emphasis on homes run by Black women.

Sept. 13-19 Explained: $500 A Month, The Final Civil Saturdays & A Ruling Against Wolf

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Sept. 13-19 Explained: $500 A Month, The Final Civil Saturdays & A Ruling Against Wolf

Sept. 13-19 Explained: $500 A Month, The Final Civil Saturdays & A Ruling Against Wolf