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State Senate Committee passes a bill that would raise unemployment benefits The Arizona legislature hasnât increased the weekly unemployment benefit in nearly two decades, but it now seems poised to do it. and last updated 2021-02-23 23:21:15-05 PHOENIX â The Arizona legislature hasnât increased the weekly unemployment benefit in nearly two decades, but it now seems poised to do it. Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 9-1 for a plan that raises the weekly benefit from $240 to $320 a week. Arizonaâs economy was humming along a year ago before the pandemic hit. By April, nearly a half million people were out of work and the legislature learned quickly $240 a week doesnât go very far. ....
The Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District has canceled its normal spring grant cycle, while its counterpart in Garfield County is scaling back its grant awards. The three-member board the governs the Mesa district made that decision this week primarily because it only got $495,556 in its last distribution from the state, a 45% decline from the prior year. Because of that, the district decided to roll its grant-funding program into a single cycle, which will be in the fall. It will begin to accept grant applications in August, and only has $350,000 to dole out in awards. The board voted to put $100,000 from last fallâs allotment into its investment account, which is designed to be used for grants in future years when royalties from federal lands are expected to be even more diminished, said Dusti Reimer, grant administrator for the district. ....