by Mike Lear | May 12, 2015 | Business, News
The state House has voted to overturn Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) veto of a bill that would shorten the length of time Missourians can receive unemployment benefits, but the question might not even be considered in the Senate in the final three days of the session....
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...
