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Gov. Whitmer announces wide-ranging COVID-19 programs
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday outlined a comprehensive plan to end the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan…
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State economist: Georgia business owners deserve credit for keeping state’s economy afloat
(The Center Square) – Georgia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic should be strong and swift, the state’s fiscal economist…
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State administrators project $1.24 billion tax shortfall for 2020
(The Center Square) – Michigan’s General Fund and School Aid Fund tax revenues dropped $1.24 billion since January 2020, according…
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U.S. deficit 60.7 percent higher than this time last year
(The Center Square) – The federal deficit in the first three months of the budget year is 60.7 percent higher…
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Illinois lawmaker considers sending Pritzker a message with agency cuts to get answers on unemployment issues
(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker said the Illinois legislature might have to flex its appropriations muscle to get…
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Wisconsin Democrats decry smaller coronavirus relief package, want more
(The Center Square) – Democratic senators at the Wisconsin Capitol say the pared-down Republican coronavirus relief package is too small.…
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Wisconsin Republicans question end of state’s unemployment backlog
(The Center Square) – The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate isn’t buying the idea that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration…
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Relaxation in eligibility criteria and enhancement in the payment of unemployment benefit under Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan yojana of ESIC
The ESI Corporation during its 182nd meeting held late yesterday under the Chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of…
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After $86 billion contraction, state’s economic momentum stalls
A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic in Winnetka,…
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Ducey to Congress: “Figure it out” regarding federal unemployment aid
Gov. Doug Ducey addresses the media Thursday, June 11. From Doug Ducey’s YouTube page. By Cole Lauterbach (The Center Square)…
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Unemployment taxes could put state in better shape, Georgia appropriations leader says
Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, talks to the media Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the Georgia state…
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More than $25 billion federal COVID-19 relief funds have come to Tennessee
Judy Goldie, owner of Trendy Pieces clothing store, dresses a mannequin in the front window as her store reopens Wednesday,…
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Federal aid package could allow Illinois cities flexibility to use already released COVID-19 resources for lost revenue
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., wears a mask that reads “Heroes Act Now” as he appears at a news conference…
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New York Gov. Cuomo pleads with Congress to pass new round of coronavirus relief
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks July 24, 2020, during a news conference in the Red Room at the State Capitol…
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Mnuchin: New stimulus package including direct payments to Americans, enhanced unemployment benefits coming soon
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Alex Brandon / AP By Dan McCaleb (The Center Square) – Senate Republicans will introduce…
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Cooper: General Assembly should re-examine state’s unemployment benefit system
People gather near the North Carolina Legislative Building on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, to protest stay-at-home orders in place at…
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North Carolina’s unemployment trust fund remains healthy amid COVID-19 outbreak
In this photo from Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, job seekers search for jobs online at an Employment Security Commission office…
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Report: UIA alleged stealing sparks investigation; state hires Deloitte to improve systems
Unemployment Insurance Agency Director Steve Gray testifies in front of the Joint Select Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic on June 24. …
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Colorado’s 10.5% unemployment rate slightly lower than national rate
A woman wearing a face mask exits a United States Post Office on South Broadway past a hiring sign as…
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Audit: Wisconsin unemployment office overpaid millions multiple times
The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. Shutterstock photo By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Legislative Audit Bureau…
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1.3 million Americans file new unemployment claims
A man walks past a retail store that is going out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic in Winnetka,…
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Official says Louisiana unemployment trust fund could be insolvent by September
Ava Dejoie, secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, addresses the state Senate’s Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on Feb. 28,…
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