Guaranteed income pilot project aims to boost low-income single mothers in Maine

Guaranteed income is an idea based on the belief that providing unrestricted cash payments to low-income residents is the best way to help them lift themselves out of poverty. It's a model that's been championed by seemingly disparate figures over the decades, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Nixon, and, more recently, tech entrepreneurs such as Andrew Yang.

Now, one Maine nonprofit has wrapped up a pilot of what it's calling the state's first guaranteed income project.