Senate Republicans and a lone Democratic Senator have blocked a bill that would have extended long-term jobless aid for the nation’s unemployed. According to the National Employment Law Project, 1.2 ...

The U.S. Senate has delayed a key procedural vote on the issue of unemployment extensions, mainly because many lawmakers are stuck around the country due to the bad weather. The Senate will vote on ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced Tuesday that the chamber is “very, very close” to working out a bipartisan deal that would extend unemployment benefits for five months. The ...

There are two Americas. In one America, working stiffs wonder if it makes sense for the government to pay unemployment benefits for 99 weeks. In this America, folks have a lot of sympathy for those ...

Florida has taken a sharp turn in the wrong direction with the recent bailout and expansion of the state’s unemployment insurance program. Using $418 million in federal stimulus money, the extension ...

Hoosiers who previously have exhausted their unemployment benefits and remain unemployed may file online for the new federal unemployment extension beginning Monday. The federal government on Nov. 6 ...

ST. PAUL -- Greater Minnesota stepped into the spotlight Tuesday minutes after a raucous 2016 legislative session opening day, including the House's failure to agree about whether to take up a bill ...