Judge halts $500 monthly basic income payments for low-income St. Louis families after conservative challenge

• A judge halted a St. Louis basic income program after a lawsuit called it unconstitutional.
• The city planned about $220,000 in payments before it was blocked.
• Missouri Mayor Tishaura Jones says the city will continue exploring legal options.

A basic income program designed to help the poorest residents in St. Louis will have to hold off on payments after a judge sided with conservatives who called the program "unconstitutional" in a lawsuit.