Governor Andy Beshear wants to use $47.5 million dollars to update the Commonwealth s unemployment insurance network. Author: John Charlton, Jackelyn Jorgensen Published: 9:56 PM EST January 8, 2021 Updated: 11:56 PM EST January 8, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. It may be a new year, but some Kentuckians still haven’t received their unemployment benefits after applying last year.
Christi Bryson is all too familiar with the state’s unemployment issues. Last year was very dark for Bryson. She lost her job in March and her fiancée passed away in May. Bryson said she had to “go lean” on his funeral, spending under $10,000.
Her nest egg of $30,000 was gone by October and she is now borrowing money from friends.
Some Kentuckians got lucky on Christmas Eve when Walgreens gave out its excess coronavirus vaccine doses after the pharmaceutical chain found itself with thawed extra doses on hand.