JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s unemployed would again face losing several weeks of jobless benefits under a bill advancing in the state House. House members in a Wednesday voice vote gave the measure initial approval. Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick’s bill is a revival of a failed 2015 plan to cut the maximum benefits to 13…
The number of people seeking benefits has stayed below the crucial threshold of 300,000 for the past 11 months
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge has ruled against a challenge to the state Senate’s vote overriding Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of measure that could reduce the number of weeks residents can collect unemployment benefits. The Jefferson City News Tribune (http://bit.ly/1l3yP60 ) reports the judge ruled last week against the challenge from the…