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Six Missouri state representatives are working to pass legislation to forgive some or all of the unemployment overpayments that the Missouri Department of Labor is asking 46,000 residents to pay back.
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Letters from the Department of Labor indicate it's trying to recoup money it accidently overpaid to out-of-work people.
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Missouri's unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% last month, but that's in part because individuals exhausted their unemployment benefits and are leaving the workforce.
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African Americans in the St. Louis region have found that when the economy sputters, it hits Black people hard. The coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than 18 million Americans unemployed, has made it worse. Just as the virus has shined a spotlight on disparities in the health care system, it’s also highlighted economic disparities.
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Federal unemployment money dried up at the end of last month for thousands of Missouri residents.
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Republican lawmakers are working to shorten the amount of time out-of-work Missouri residents can receive unemployment benefits.The Missouri House…
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The Missouri Supreme Court has restored the length of the state’s unemployment benefits to 20 weeks, by tossing out the General Assembly’s action last…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 2, 2011 - Census Bureau data released this fall highlight the increase in poverty and the plight…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 18, 2011 - It is generally conceded that our current budget crisis is fueled in large part by…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 11, 2011 - During her meetings this week with Missouri manufacturers, U.S. Sen. Claire…