Jobless Floridians push governor to extend jobless benefits BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press June 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail This June 3, 2021 photo shows James S Ricer III in Boca Raton, Fla. For more than a year, Ricer, an out-of-work caterer, has gotten extensions on the mortgage payments for his home. With just weeks left before his $300-a-week federal unemployment checks run out, panic is setting in, Ricer said Thursday, June 3, as he joined scores of others in urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reconsider a decision to end participation in the federal government's enhanced unemployment benefits program. (James S Ricer III via AP)AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For more than a year, Jim Ricer, an out-of-work caterer, has gotten extensions on the mortgage payments for his home in Boca Raton, Florida. He's looked for work for months, partly subsisting on federal relief programs for the unemployed.