A federally guided shift in how Massachusetts distributed the burden of unemployment costs led to higher-than-expected bills this spring for many businesses, and the step also spared industries hardest hit during the pandemic from being clobbered with taxes, Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta said Friday.
In the first virtual meeting of a new commission created to study potential reforms to the state s unemployment system, Acosta outlined the massive toll the COVID-19 outbreak and the government-ordered closures and shifts in consumer behavior it prompted took on workers.
Acosta confirmed during Friday s meeting that states are empowered to deploy stimulus funding through the American Rescue Plan to replenish unemployment insurance trust funds. She did not say, though, if the Baker administration plans to do so or whether it would use federal dollars to mitigate the sticker shock that many businesses face from an unexpected spike in the solvency fund
agreement unsealed but federal prosecutors argued against it. in november of 2018, the miami herald published an investigation that shed light on the epstein deal. reporter julie kay brown found about 60 women who say they had been abused by epstein from 2001 to 2006 and a federal judge ruled that the 2008 plea deal was illegal because the victims were not told about it. epstein was then arrested on july the 6th, on july the 12th, labor secretary acosta stepped down. on july 24th, nbc news reported that epstein has been found semiconscious in his cell with marks around his neck. as we have been discussing on saturday he was found dead of an apparent suicide. a lot has happened very fast in the last few weeks. and mike barnicle, justice delayed not justice served for jeffrey epstein.
administration doing things like it did to hire a person who gave a sweetheart deal to the deceased. but that labor secretary acosta has resigned. he s resigned and never should have been hired in the first place. look, this administration makes a habit of hiring cronies that injured people including the last secretary of labor and now we need the justice system to protect victims of this incredible disaster so we ve got to remain committed to that. kristin: let s talk about your central campaign pitch. you ve made climate change the center piece of your campaign. i know you have not fully endorsed the green new deal, but you do welcome most of its principles. i m curious how that s playing with a lot of the iowa voters you re meeting in a state where there are a lot of farmers, ethanol producers. how is your message playing with those very important early voters? really well. we ve had a boost of enthusiasm and supporters recently because
lecture america about the pay gap, she also criticized the plea deal that former labor secretary acosta gave to epstein. harris has her own history of handling sex crimes leniently especially when are there political element. she negotiated a deal with san diego s democratic mayor. he spent no time in prison and did not have to register as a sex offender even though he pleaded guilty to offensives against three separate women. this is a former federal prosecutor and has perspective. you remember the fillener case very well. the creepy mayor of san diego. you would think based on the way she talks, kamala harris would be tough on fillener but she was not. what conclusions do we draw from
tucker: hold on. she doesn t allow for that reality. that s the point. you are saying something that true and i agree with you. there are a lot of factors here. this is not simple. however, that s not her telling of it. she said any corporation, it s not equal, no excuse! i will fine you and then she doesn t pay her staff equally. maybe she should give other people the same benefit of the doubt you are giving her. the role of the federal government to put hand rails to force corporate action. you have to be the referee and make sure everybody plays by the same rules to create a level playing field. she has an idea we have to work toward and doesn t have to be implemented at this moment. tucker: thank you very much. kamala harris doesn t simply lecture america about the pay gap, she also criticized the plea deal that former labor