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Judge puts pause on St. Louis guaranteed income program that pays poor families $500 a month
A Missouri judge halted St. Louis’ guaranteed income program while it’s being challenged in court.
Circuit Judge Joseph P. Whyte on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against the St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income Project (GBI). This move will impact more than 500 families who were participating in the GBI program.
“The City of St. Louis will follow the judge’s order,” St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said, according to a local FOX affiliate.
“We are exploring our legal options, and my administration continues to find every avenue possible to support the families of St. Louis City,” she added.
A St. Louis judge halted a guaranteed income program while it’s being challenged in court. (Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Jones, who signed off on the pilot program in December 2022, was listed in the plaintiff’s lawsuit along with the city’s treasurer and comptroller. Payments from the GBI program will cease until the court case is resolved.
The lawsuit, which was filed on June 13, claimed that the GBI violates both the Missouri State Constitution and the St. Louis City Charter.
According to St. Louis Public Radio, lawyers for the city countered that the program is constitutional because it is intended to “stabilize families and benefit the local economy.”
The lawsuit states that the “Missouri Constitution prohibits a county, city or other political corporation or subdivision of the state from lend[ing] its credit or grant[ing] public money or property to any private individual, association or corporation …”
Bevis Schock, the attorney involved in the lawsuit, told Fox News Digital that his legal group, the Holy Joes, is in the business of “enforcing Constitutional norms” and that the Missouri Constitution and the City of St. Louis “disallows gifts to private individuals.”
Circuit Judge Joseph P. Whyte on Thursday issued a Temporary Restraining Order against St. Louis Guaranteed Basic Income Project (GBI). This move will impact more than 500 families who were participating in the GBI program. (iStock)
“That’s what this is, and we feel that the various business subsidies are as bad as a guaranteed basic income gift,” Schock told Fox News Digital.
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He went on to say, “I mean, both of them are bad from a policy perspective, but the Missouri Constitution actually prohibits the guaranteed basic income, and we feel like if we don’t enforce our constitutional norms, our society won’t work out very well.”
After the GBI program launched in December 2022, the first rollout of monthly payments of $500 was announced in October 2023. The funding came from $5 million in COVID relief funds and a $1 million donation from tech billionaire Jack Dorsey.
In order to qualify, participants had to make less than $53,000 and have children. The program had originally planned to support 440 participants but due to philanthropic donations, the program added 100 more.
The program was set to end in 2025.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit claimed that “Uplift Harris,” a guaranteed income program established in Harris County, is “unconstitutional.” (MediaNews Group/Boston Herald/Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The ruling on the St. Louis GBI program comes amid similar programs becoming a trend across the U.S. in recent years with more than 100 GBI pilots launched since 2018. Several of the GBI programs stem from the efforts of a coalition of over 100 mayors pushing pilot GBI programs that offer low income participants up to $1,000 a month with no strings attached.
While some studies have shown that the pilots have produced positive results, many of these programs face funding and legal challenges.
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A dangerous social media trend is circulating online, and Minnesota health experts are warning parents it involves allergy medication.
Doctors say the so-called Benadryl challenge involves teens taking large amounts of the medication and record themselves as the effects kick in.
“Our goal here at Children’s Minnesota is if a trend causes any sort of physical harm or mental harm to make sure that we’re taking care of our patients,” said Dr. Nita Gupta, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Minnesota.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the trend first gained attention in 2020 when there were 184 reported cases tied to intentional misuse of the allergy medication. Cases continued to rise the years but dipped in 2024 and then more than doubled in 2025, reaching nearly 400 cases. Most of the cases involved teens ages 15 to 19.
Dr. Gupta believes the main draw is the hallucinogen aspect of it, but says there are so many other negative consequences that can happen.
Health experts say the allergy medication can become dangerous when taken in large doses. Symptoms can escalate quickly and may include agitation, blurred vision, seizures and in severe cases, death.
“The second the parent knows that their child consumed this is a reason to come in or at least call poison control, don’t even wait for the symptoms to start,” Dr. Gupta said.
Experts say the resurgence of this dangerous challenge shows how quickly trends can return, and they urge parents to talk to their children about what they are seeing online.
Dr. Gupta believes early conversations at home may help prevent serious injury.
The Minnesota Regional Poison Center is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for anyone with questions. The organization’s phone number is 1-800-222-1222.
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To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
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- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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