Raising unemployment benefits
Dec. 10, 2019
The Grand Canyon Institute is putting out a new policy brief on the need to increase the state’s unemployment insurance benefits. Right now the maximum is $240 a week, putting Arizona ahead of Mississippi by only $5. It’s been the same since 2004. We’ll hear more from Dave Wells, research director for the institute.
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