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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    President Biden challenged those who call his stimulus plan too big: "Let me ask them a rhetorical question: What would you have me cut?"
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    Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?

    Feb 26, 2021
    Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.
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    Judge: Nevada Jobless Office In Contempt In Gig Workers Case

    Dec 07, 2020

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge held the state unemployment office in contempt and gave it until the end of the month to comply with his July court order to resume paying pandemic relief benefits to almost 9,500 out-of-work gig and contract workers.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Todd Anderson is a single dad raising four children in Mackinaw City, Mich. "I'm pretty honest and open with them," he says. "They know we're in a spot right now."
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    12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

    Nov 19, 2020
    If Congress doesn't compromise and pass another relief bill, a new study finds a staggering number of Americans will lose a critical financial lifeline as the pandemic worsens.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center in Frankfort for help with their unemployment claims on June 19. New research shows savings built up by the jobless are starting to run out.
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    'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out

    Oct 17, 2020
    Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem meets with President Trump and Vice President Pence at the White House in December. This month, she was one of the first governors to reject the president's offer of additional unemployment assistance.
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    Expired Jobless Benefits Cost Economy Billions, But Some States Reject Trump's Aid

    Aug 19, 2020
    The expiration of emergency jobless benefits is draining $15 billion a week from the U.S. economy. President Trump has offered to replace half that money, but states have been slow to accept.
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    Politics
    President Trump signs executive actions regarding coronavirus economic relief during a news conference in Bedminster, N.J., on Saturday. A number of lawmakers are criticizing the measures' substance and constitutionality.
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    Democrats Slam Trump's Executive Actions, Critiquing Both Substance And Legality

    Aug 09, 2020
    One expert told NPR that the unemployment measure is particularly controversial because it is "using appropriated funds by Congress in ways that Congress might not have intended."
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    Nevada Law Expands Some Jobless Benefits, Targets Backlog

    Aug 06, 2020

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed a law giving state unemployment officials more flexibility to attack a backlog of jobless claims.

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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, here in June, said this week that the state's troubled unemployment portal was designed to discourage people applying for benefits. The portal launched in 2013 under then-Gov. Rick Scott, now a U.S. senator.
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    Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'

    Aug 06, 2020
    Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.
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    Analysis
    As the pandemic wreaks havoc in the U.S., snatching millions of jobs, the $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America.
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    $600 A Week: Poverty Remedy Or Job Slayer?

    Jul 27, 2020
    The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.
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    As $600 Benefit Ends, What Will Happen To Nevada's Unemployed?

    Jul 22, 2020

    This was the last week Nevadans will get an extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits from the federal government.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    As coronavirus cases persist and some states even backtrack their reopening plans, essential workers have flooded social media with calls for hazard pay.
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    When Essential Workers Earn Less Than The Jobless: 'We Put The Country On Our Back'

    Jul 01, 2020
    Congress has yet to pass a measure that would ensure a pay boost for people who have been asked to keep going to work during the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Millions of Uber drivers and other people who make a living from gig work are temporarily eligible for unemployment benefits. But the money has been slow to arrive.
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    'We Can't Take Your Call': Uber Drivers, Other Gig Workers Struggle For Unemployment

    May 19, 2020
    Gig workers are now eligible for unemployment benefits, but states have been slow to update their systems to accept claims. That's left many workers waiting weeks for help.
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    Nevada Jobless Level Nears 20%; Extended Benefits Triggered

    May 04, 2020

    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Unemployment benefits are being extended for a second 13 weeks in Nevada, where a wave of workers idled by casino and business closures in response to the coronavirus outbreak has spiked the state jobless figure to almost 20%.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Kersha Cartwright, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Labor, said the office "is encouraging employees to work with their employers on a safe return-to-work plan."
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    As Governors Urge Businesses To Reopen, Workers May Be Pushed Off Unemployment

    Apr 28, 2020
    Employees who refuse to return to work out of concern for their safety will lose state and federal benefits. It's a predicament millions will soon face as lawmakers set to restart their economies.
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    Nevada's March Unemployment Rate Highest In Years

    Apr 16, 2020

    Last month, Nevada’s unemployment rate was the highest in years, following business closures caused by coronavirus concerns. 

    An estimated 6.3 percent of Nevada’s workforce was unemployed in March the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation reported Wednesday.

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    Employment Office Rolls Out New Call Center

    Apr 15, 2020

    The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced it has created a new call center for people seeking general information about unemployment benefits.

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    Gov. Sisolak Updates Unemployment Rules

    Apr 15, 2020

    Governor Steve Sisolak announced updates to unemployment benefits for the thousands of Nevadans who have filed.

    The governor told the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to backdate all unemployment claims to the earliest date that someone was eligible. 

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    The economic rescue package passed by the Senate this week would let gig workers and other self-employed people seek unemployment benefits they wouldn't normally qualify for.
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    Gig Workers Would Get Unemployment Safety Net In Rescue Package

    Mar 27, 2020
    Uber drivers, Airbnb hosts and other gig workers who have lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus pandemic would get some relief under the proposed new $2 trillion federal rescue package.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A "closed" sign is posted at the entrance of a New York State Department of Labor office in Brooklyn. With millions of people filing for unemployment benefits, state employment agencies have been overwhelmed around the country.
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    Advice On Filing For Unemployment Benefits: Document Everything And Be Persistent

    Mar 26, 2020
    The number of jobless claims hit an all-time record, with 3.3 million claims in the last week alone. With so many people filing, there are glitches. Experts offer suggestions on how to get through.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate floor on Wednesday as the U.S. Senate was poised to pass a massive relief package for Americans and businesses ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.
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    What's In It For You? $1,200 Checks, 13 Weeks Of Unemployment Payments And More

    Mar 25, 2020
    Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.
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    Utah Says It Is Owed Millions In Unemployment Benefits From Government Shutdown

    Jan 31, 2019

    The state of Utah is reporting it needs to recoup millions of dollars in unemployment benefits resulting from the government shutdown.

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    Over 50 and Out of Work

    Aug 13, 2012
    Studies say the longer you’ve been unemployed, the harder it is to find work.
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    Voices of the Unemployed: Jennifer McGrath

    Aug 25, 2010
    Jennifer McGrath has two kids, no job, and no money for food. Her employer laid her off when he closed shop, and she's been jobless for more than a year.
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    Should We Extend Jobless Pay?

    Jul 21, 2010

    Plenty of local Nevadans said they need more time to find a job. But critics say that only encourages laziness. What do you think? Are you unemployed? Do you think we should extend jobless pay... or is it better to stop it?

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