Michigan state lawmakers are again looking over serious issues surrounding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency. The findings they say are troubling. One is going so far as to say the agency needs to be “razed” and rebuilt from scratch.
The idea being reviewed is to take that federal funding intended for unemployment assistance and turn it around and offer that additional $300 weekly to people who have been unemployed but agree to return to work.
Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer continues to take heat for her decisions surrounding a legislature approved package of COVID-19 related spending bills.
Since the virus outbreak began in March, the state reports about $22 billion in unemployment benefits have been paid to more than 2.1 million workers. Sounds awesome. But there is another side to the story.
This time it was a group of women state legislators angry about unemployment benefits that are not getting to thousands across the state who have filed but not yet received a dime.