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Nearly 100K Arizonans who got federal jobless benefits cut off early won’t get lost funds
About 100,000 Arizonans who got their extra federal unemployment benefits cut off early during the Covid pandemic by then-Gov. Doug Ducey because he instead wanted to get them to go to work at restaurants and hotels are not going to get the funds they lost.
Bill would boost jobless benefits, stabilize economy
I fully believe it is the duty of state legislators to help hard-working Arizonans across the state as they struggle through this crisis. That’s why I introduced bipartisan legislation, HB2805, to provide much-needed, additional unemployment assistance to Arizonans who have been put in this terrible situation.
Jobless to get boost in federal funds
Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday accepted a federal offer of an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits to more than 370,000 Arizonans out of work to replace the $600 payments that expired at the end of July.
GOP lawmakers quash Dems effort to boost jobless benefits
Arizona’s jobless rate spiked last month to 12.6%, a figure that may be a record. And it’s certain to go higher as the figures reflect the number of people out... […]
Unemployment skyrockets
The number of Arizonans applying for jobless benefits jumped by a factor of seven this past week, providing the first clear indicators of the effect COVID-19 is having on the state economy.
Ducey extends unemployment benefits to Arizonans affected by COVID-19, delays tax deadline
In an executive order, Ducey allowed people out of a job or facing economic hardship because of the pandemic to access unemployment benefits. He also unveiled an administrative action from the Arizona Department of Revenue to extend the income tax filing deadline to July 15, mirroring the new federal deadline.
New law to force unemployed to take any job
Arizonans who don't take pretty much any job after being out of work for at least four weeks will lose their unemployment benefits.
State pays last $44 million on loan covering recession-era unemployment benefits
The state has finally paid off the last of the money it had to borrow to pay unemployment benefits to workers during the recession.
Families robbed of essential support system without unemployment benefits
Imagine getting laid off from your job and struggling to support your family. Your first thoughts? How will you make rent or keep up with your mortgage payment? How will you buy groceries and pay the utility bills? Thankfully, unemployment benefits are a safety net while you look for work in a tough economy, to ease the financial burden and stress when you fall on hard times.
Brewer vetoes religious property tax bill
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have expanded property tax exemptions for religious organizations, while also signing another bill that blocks unemployment benefits for church workers.
House panel OKs drug tests for unemployment beneficiaries
The House Appropriations Committee narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would require drug tests for anyone receiving unemployment benefits, even though some of the bill’s supporters admit that it could jeopardize the federal funding that helps pay for the benefits.
Bill on drug testing for jobless benefits advances
A bill to require drug testing for all applicants for unemployment benefits is alive but apparently in trouble at the Arizona Legislature. The bill has already been approved by the Senate but it barely emerged from a House committee on a 7-6 vote Thursday.
