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by Adam Doster
12:00pm
Mon Nov 30, 2009
129 comments

Unemployment Benefits And The Jobs Summit

Unemployment

In just three days, President Obama will convene his latest White
House summit.  Beer won't be served at this particular function,
however. Instead, lawmakers, business leaders, union officials, and
economists will join administration officials to discuss how to spur
...

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by Adam Doster
1:40pm
Thu Nov 19, 2009
11 comments

Illinois Unemployment Rate Climbs To 11 Percent

Unemployment

The state's unemployment troubles just keeps growing. Today, the
Illinois Department of Employment Security released the October jobless
rate. In just one month, it jumped from 10.5 to 11 percent, the highest
level in 26 years. CBS 2 has more:

The state reported ...

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by Adam Doster
6:13pm
Wed Nov 18, 2009
76 comments

NELP: Without Extension, One Million Will Lose Unemployment Benefits In January

Unemployment

Just in the past week, two key Democratic leaders
in Washington expressed interesting in crafting a federal jobs package
that would likely extend federal unemployment insurance for workers who
exhaust their benefits after December 31. But they better move quickly,
as more ...

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by Adam Doster
6:09pm
Tue Nov 17, 2009
315 comments

Hoyer: Unemployment Benefits Extension To Be Considered As Part Of Jobs Bills

Congress

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has already expressed some interest in extending unemployment insurance through 2010. Now it appears that Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is thinking along the same lines.

In a news conference today, the House majority leader said now ...

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by Adam Doster
1:15pm
Mon Nov 16, 2009
205 comments

IDES: Unemployment Benefit Extension Certification Starts Next Week

Unemployment

Ten days ago today, President Obama signed into law
a federal unemployment benefits extension granting jobless benefits to
unemployed Americans set to exhaust their allotted insurance by
December 31, 2009. When can workers in Illinois who qualify expect
their checks to ...

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by Adam Doster
11:00am
Tue Nov 10, 2009
47 comments

Reid Open To Another Unemployment Benefit Extension? (UPDATED)

Congress

The unemployment insurance extension
signed into law by President Obama last Friday will come as a huge
relief to the roughly 30,000 Illinois workers who will exhaust their
benefits by the end of the year. But the legislation won't help folks
whose benefits expire on or ...

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by Adam Doster
1:11pm
Fri Nov 6, 2009
405 comments

Obama Signs Unemployment Benefit Extension Bill

Barack Obama

Right on schedule, President Obama signed into law this morning H.R. 3548, a federal extension
of unemployment insurance. The bill extends jobless benefits to
unemployed Americans set to exhaust their insurance by December 31 in
states (like Illinois) where unemployment ...

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by Adam Doster
12:56pm
Thu Nov 5, 2009
143 comments

National Journal: Obama "Expected" To Sign Unemployment Benefit Extension Tomorrow (UPDATED)

Unemployment

Twenty-seven days after they first passed an unemployment benefit extension, the U.S. House is returning to the issue today.

Following the passage of H.R. 3548
in the Senate last night, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) told
reporters that he will schedule a ...

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by Adam Doster
12:49pm
Wed Nov 4, 2009
90 comments

Unemployment Benefits Extension One Step Closer To Passage (UPDATE: Senate Finally Passes It!)

Congress

After attempting to derail the process because their counterparts
would not hear a series of unrelated amendments, Senate Republicans
have finally exhausted all of their options for blocking a bill
extending federal unemployment insurance to jobless Americans. Moments
ago...