Local Reparations Policy

Evanston, the first U.S. city to pay Black residents $25,000 in reparations funded in part by marijuana tax revenue, is confronting shortfalls and questions about how to secure additional funding. Meanwhile, Cincinnati officials have proposed a $5 million "Cincinnati Real Property Reparations Program" funded by marijuana tax proceeds and the capital budget to provide down‑payment assistance, delinquent tax relief, and emergency repairs to low‑ and moderate‑income residents and families barred from homeownership by historic discriminatory practices in 15 neighborhoods.