“Missourians, they expect voters to come to the polls to with secure, verifiable photo identification,” the bill sponsor said, “It’s as simple as that.”
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Missouri House oversight committee chair wants to make sure unemployment issue is being handled correctly (AUDIO)
The Missouri House oversight committee chair says the state overpaid more than $100 million in unemployment benefits last year, and he’s hearing that some residents are being told they’ll have to repay up to $12,000.
State Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on January 13, 2021, as State Rep. Don Rone, R-Portageville, (left) listens (file photo courtesy of Ben Peters at House Communications)
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St. Louis Public Radio
An unknown number of unemployed Missourians have received letters from the state demanding they pay back benefits it provided by mistake.
Updated Jan. 29 with comments from Missouri Gov. Mike Parson:
Gov. Mike Parson said Missourians who were mistakenly paid unemployment benefits should be required to repay that money, the Missouri Independent reported Thursday.
“Some people did try to defraud the system. We know that. To give them a free pass when they intentionally did that is one thing,” he said. “For the people who just made a mistake, you know, it’s just life in general. If you got more money than you should, you should have an obligation to pay it back. Because you’re taking it away from someone else. I know it’s easy to say it’s government money, but the reality is it needs to go somewhere else that needs it.”
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St. Louis County Councilwoman-elect Shalonda Webb, D-St. Louis County
St. Louis County Councilwoman-elect Shalonda Webb is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where she talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about her priorities for the north St. Louis County-based 4th District.
The Democrat won the race to represent the district in November. It includes municipalities like Florissant, Bellefontaine Neighbors and Black Jack, as well as unincorporated communities like Spanish Lake. She’ll take office in January.
Here’s what Webb discussed during the show:
Her Democratic primary win in August over incumbent Rochelle Walton Gray. That victory was tantamount to election, since the 4th District is overwhelmingly Democratic.