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More Republican-led states opting out of federal unemployment payments

by Samantha Fields
May 14, 2021
Republican governors say the added federal benefits are discouraging people from taking jobs.
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3 states will exit federal pandemic unemployment programs. More are likely to follow.

by Samantha Fields
May 10, 2021
The Republican governors of Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina say the benefits keep people out of the workforce.
Arkansas, Montana and South Carolina are opting out, but the U.S. economy is down more than 8 million jobs since the pandemic hit.
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Unemployment insurance is broken. What would it take to fix it?

by Samantha Fields
Jan 20, 2021
Making the unemployment system a federal program could help reduce some of the huge racial disparities that currently exist.
Some economists are saying it is time for the federal government to take over the unemployment insurance system.
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Unemployment insurance is broken. How can it be fixed?

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 18, 2020
When tens of millions of workers were laid off and applied for benefits in the spring, the system crashed. Here are some ideas for making it work better.
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Jobless Americans struggle to get and keep benefits

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 4, 2020
More than seven months into the pandemic, more people are filing for unemployment benefits every week than at any point in the Great Recession.
Protesters call on Florida to fix its unemployment system in May. Americans are still struggling to get unemployment benefits, more than seven months into the pandemic.
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Trump's Lost Wages Assistance money isn't enough for many unemployed

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 11, 2020
As Congress battles over how to help those who are out of work in the pandemic, FEMA funds to replace federal pandemic checks are already running out.
A protester holds a sign calling for a fix to unemployment benefits at a protest in Miami Beach.
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