April 29, 2022 3:00 a.m. Harney County Commissioners have notified local state lawmakers that Harney County citizens have “requested to have our State Senator and District Representative acknowledge the desire for the State of Oregon’s border to be moved and investigate the possibility of Harney
Unemployment benefits stay at 20 weeks following Whitmer veto
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LANSING, Mich. â If youâre new to filing for unemployment benefits in Michigan, you will only be allowed to claim for 20 weeks this year instead of 26.
But one lawmaker tells FOX 17 that decision is hurting the unemployed and businesses Whitmer shut down during the pandemic.
âWell it certainly is my hope that we stand up for the hardworking Michiganders and see that extension of 26 weeks,â said State Representative Mark Huizenga.
He thinks Governor Whitmer needs to be accountable for her recent veto that prevented an extra six weeks of unemployment benefits.
button that says should you send the button or not, yes, was pressed by this officer. that officer again, reassigned. and the head of the agency has come out very strongly, taking full responsibility for the mistake himself. from my side, i just want to apologize to the folks because it s my team, my responsibility. it was my fault. but we need to continue understanding and we need to continue preparation for this hazard because it s still there? we ve reevaluated some of the procedures, we ve take an positive steps to ensure that this will never happen again. reporter: so you heard that from the administrator of the emergency management agency. he has also said they are going to continue to look into this and that there will be a contingency, in other words, a second person who will be approving whether or not someone actually does hit yes to send that message out. i do want to give you just an idea of the fear that was felt here. we talked to a state