Baltimore Mayor Backs Baby Fund Ballot Measure Requiring 3 Cents per $100 in Property Taxes
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Baltimore Mayor Backs Baby Fund Ballot Measure Requiring 3 Cents per $100 in Property Taxes
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
Brandon Scott formally joined the campaign for Baltimore’s Baby Fund after organizers cleared the 10,000-signature threshold and secured the measure a place on the November ballot.
Voters would decide whether to amend the city charter to create a permanent municipal fund for newborn families, financed by 3 cents per $100 of assessed property value.
The fund could provide direct cash payments, subsidies or supplies to parents of newborns, while the City Council would later set eligibility and disbursement rules through enabling legislation.
Scott cast the proposal as an extension of Baltimore’s 2022-2024 young families cash pilot, which supporters said reduced food insecurity, stress and missed work among participants.
The measure follows models such as Flint’s Rx Kids program and fits a broader guaranteed-income push backed by more than 150 U.S. mayors, even as critics question whether such programs are constitutional.