Johnson to shift $80M in ARPA spending, restart guaranteed income program

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration will change how roughly $80 million in federal pandemic dollars get spent in the coming months to ensure the city doesn’t lose any money for not spending it by the 2026 deadline, officials said Monday.

Some programs will also see their American Rescue Plan Act funding scaled back or canceled so other initiatives better aligned with Johnson’s vision can instead get the money, administration officials told reporters in a briefing. That includes starting...