A group of Baltimore teachers is asking voters to approve a program that would give $1,000 to new parents in hopes of reducing childhood poverty starting from birth

The City of Baltimore is suing to block a ballot measure that would offer new parents $1,000 in an effort to fight child poverty. The Baltimore Baby Bonus Fund said it learned Thursday that Baltimore’s mayor and City Council had filed a lawsuit to remove the baby bonus from the ballot.

Baltimore’s mayor and city council are trying to stop a proposed ballot measure that would give all new parents a $1,000 “baby bonus” meant to help reduce childhood poverty from birth.

Voters will decide in November on a ballot measure that would offer new parents in Baltimore $1,000 in an effort to fight child poverty. The Baltimore City Board of Elections approved the measure to appear on the ballot last week after it received the 10,

A group of Baltimore teachers is asking voters to approve a program that would give $1,000 to new parents in hopes of reducing childhood poverty starting from birth.

Plan to give $1K to parents of new babies in Baltimore could backfire if it boosts potentially ruinous property tax cut.

Baltimore’s mayor and city council have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a proposal that would let voters decide whether to give all new parents a one-time $1,000

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