New parents in Baltimore may get $1,000 bonus to fight child poverty

BALTIMORE, Maryland: If voters in Baltimore approve a proposal to reduce childhood poverty from birth, new parents in Baltimore could receive a US$1,000 "baby bonus" as a modest one-time cash payment.

A group of Baltimore teachers is the brain behind the effort. Organizers recently secured 10,000 signatures to place the initiative on the ballot before voters in November. The group campaigned extensively and had