On Tuesday, the Senate failed to muster up the votes to pass an extension of unemployment insurance. Some 1.3 million workers lost their jobless benefits on Dec. 28 when an emergency program to help ...

GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain said that he opposes the reauthorization of benefits that allow up to 99 weeks of support for the long-term jobless, asking where the help would end, according to ...

Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Republican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting “because people are being paid even though they’re not working.” Unemployment insurance ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Listen 3:28 Lawmakers have a long list of items to take up in their lame-duck session, and one of the things they ...

Despite growing signs that the economy is recovering, recent unemployment data have exposed a sore that is taking awhile to heal. That's leading Congress to consider applying a salve by extending ...

Gov. Mark Dayton and 15 other Democratic governors sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging them to extend unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of this year. The ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of the end of extended unemployment benefits for about 2 million Americans. A bill to extend the benefits past the end of December was blocked by House Republicans in mid ...

Here's how The Associated Press explains what's happening: "Compromise talks on a new program of long-term jobless benefits ran aground in the Senate on Tuesday, leaving the fate of the measure in ...

Senate Bill 916 would allow striking workers to collect unemployment insurance benefits. The bill would allow the employment department to recollect benefits if workers receive back pay. Supporters ...

Republican lawmakers on Monday rejected the state's first federal stimulus-related bill to extend unemployment benefits by 20 weeks. The bill, which fell short by one vote in the Assembly, would have ...