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Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus are calling on Gov. Brian Kemp to re-examine his handling of COVID-19. In a letter to Kemp last week, the group wrote the state needs to be more aggressive in efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Members cite data showing the pandemic's effects here are worse
U.S. Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff
With just days remaining in two critical runoffs for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, an unprecedented effort is unfolding to turn out LGBTQ and progressive voters for the two candidates embracing equality issues.
On Wednesday, Q Conversations talks with advocates on the front lines about Georgia Equality’s $1.2 million plan to mobilize 650,000 voters, Fair Fight’s efforts to encourage LGBTQ voter participation, why the races are so important for equality issues and the large number of LGBTQ people involved in the campaigns of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. The final day of voting in the Senate runoffs is Jan. 5.
Trump’s Delayed Signing Of Relief Bill Frustrates Unemployment Assistance
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained already burdened state systems with few meeting federal standards for timeliness in paying out unemployment claims. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images
Waiting until after unemployment benefits expired for millions, President Donald Trump finally signed the COVID-19 relief bill. The relief bill extends unemployment benefits for additional 11-weeks and provides an additional $300 weekly payment.
Delays in the bill becoming law will lead to delays in people getting their benefits. It is also a lapse in benefits for small business owners, gig workers, and independent contractors made eligible for unemployment benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.
Legislators request investigation, audit of GDOL over unpaid unemployment claims
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Lawmakers call for investigation into unpaid Georgia unemployment claims
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the Department of Labor (GDOL) over a backlog of filed unemployment claims that have not been paid out amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 submitted a letter to Attorney General Christopher Carr to request an investigation and audit into the GDOL s inability to process and pay Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits claims in a timely manner.
The legislators say they are concerned that thousands of claims have not been paid to date and have received reports that some Georgians have waited more than six months to receive UI benefit payments.