On this episode we have Mayor Melvin Carter, the first African American mayor of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mayor Carter and the team at the City of Saint Paul have given a great deal of thought about how to solve poverty and wealth inequality in America. We will talk to him about several income and asset innovations they have been able to implement within the City.

• Read case study on Saint Paul’s CollegeBound program: https://aedi.ssw.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Reports/csa-doorway/csa-doorway-case-study-4.pdf?v=1.0

• Link to CollegeBound Saint Paul, Saint Paul’s CSA program: https://collegeboundstp.com/

• Information on Saint Paul’s medical debt forgiveness program: https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/st-paul-city-council-approves-millions-in-relief-residents-experiencing-medical-debt/89-475a1dd7-544a-4ed4-bd11-d60a3f59bd92

• Saint Paul’s experiment testing a Baby Bond like deposit and Guaranteed Income as part of their CSA program, CollegeBound Boost study design: https://aedi.ssw.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Infographics/CollegeBound_Boost_Proposal_7-11-22.pdf?v=1.1

• Results from Saint Paul’s Guaranteed Income Pilot: https://www.stpaul.gov/news/results-saint-paul-guaranteed-income-pilot-show-increased-employment-improved-outlook