Stories tagged: "unemployment insurance"

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Politics Unemployment Office Finally Gets Approved for an Upgrade

Labor expert: It used to take 11 questions to apply for jobless help. Now it’s more than 120, using an understaffed office and an antiquated computer system.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring February 23, 2021 4:46 pm CST
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Politics Evers’ Calls Special Session to Overhaul Antiquated Unemployment Insurance System

Governor follows through on State of the State message to upgrade system that led to massive backlog, while also declaring 2021 the Year of Broadband Access in yearly speech.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren January 13, 2021 10:05 am CST
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Economy Another 19,000 Join Unemployed as State’s Total Reaches 840,000

A payment backlog still persists and the $600 boost has expired.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 4, 2020 11:15 am CDT
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Jobs State Democrats Seek Republican Support for Package of Unemployment Benefit Bills

Proposal comes as unemployment for June drops to 8.5 percent and backlog hovers around 141,000 unemployment claims.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren July 17, 2020 9:32 am CDT
Money Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., wears a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as he walks to the Senate chamber after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Money If You Get Unemployment Benefits, You Need to Read This

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the GOP will not extend the added $600 weekly benefit when it expires at the end of July.

Emily Singer May 22, 2020 9:51 am CDT

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Julian Thomas Elementary School in Racine, built in the 1850s as Garfield School, will receive updates as part of the $1 billion referendum district voters passed in spring 2020. (Photo via Julian Thomas Elementary/Facebook) Education Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
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Coronavirus When to Expect That $600 Per Week Jobless Boost

330K unemployed Wisconsinites will receive an extra $600 per week from the federal aid package.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski April 9, 2020 3:55 pm CDT
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Economy More Than 100,000 File for Unemployment in Wisconsin

'Safer at Home' vital to halt virus, but millions of Americans waiting on Congress and Legislature for support

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 24, 2020 3:59 pm CDT