by Jessica Machetta | Jan 9, 2014 | News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate has not been able to compromise on a plan to extend unemployment benefits, and Missouri’s two senators stand on opposite sides of the issue. A vote stalled in the Senate yesterday over unemployment benefits — Democrats wanted a one-year...
by [email protected] | Oct 26, 2010 | News
Tens of thousands of jobless Missourians have gotten letters telling them their federally funded unemployment benefits are being phased out. The state labor department has sent messages to 138-thousand Missourians updating them on their eligibility and payout...
by admin | Sep 3, 2009 | Business, Politics / Govt
High unemployment and low contributions have battered Missouri’s unemployment trust fund, now projected to carry a $2.6 billion deficit by 2012. Missouri’s unemployment rate has ballooned to 9.3%, driving the unemployment trust fund into the red by $600...
by admin | Aug 20, 2009 | Business, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s effort to secure $133 million federal dollars to expand unemployment benefits has been denied, because a compromise measure didn’t meet federal demands. Congress offered Missouri the money to extend unemployment benefits to residents who lost...
by admin | Feb 3, 2009 | Politics / Govt
The State Department of Labor is asking the federal government for $260 million to cover a projected short-fall in the unemployment trust fund … the fund’s expected to go into the red as early as next week. According to spokeswoman Wanda Seeny, as...
