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Florida became the latest Republican state to announce that it will opt out of a federal program that boosted unemployment benefits by $300 a week.

The hot-button issue where DeSantis is not out in front — How Bidens cash paid for Florida GOPs pet education priorities — President extends TPS for Haitians Presented by Facebook Where we stand — It’s no secret that Florida’s unemployment benefits are among the lowest in the nation. And state lawmakers — due to opposition from House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Gov. Ron DeSantis — refused to consider raising them. Staying put — But DeSantis has so far left intact the extra federal...

Florida to end $300 weekly federal unemployment payments By FOX 35 News Staff Published  article Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Monday that starting June 26 the state will no longer participate in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. State and business officials have argued that, when added ...

So far, 23 states have said they'll end the extra $300 Congress put in place until September.

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces Florida’s Withdrawal from Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Program May 24, 2021   Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced another key step to returning more Floridians to work, following April’s labor statistics which show total private-sector employment increased by 18,800 jobs and more than 460,000 online job postings available throughout the state for job se...

/ Former state Rep. Dane Eagle is the executive director of Floridas Department of Economic Opportunity TALLAHASSEE --- Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Monday that starting June 26 the state will no longer participate in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. State and business officials have arg...

By Jim Turner-News Service of Florida • 1 hour ago Credit AP Florida plans to stop providing $300 a week in additional federal unemployment benefits as it pushes for people to return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced Monday that starting June 26 the state will no longer participate in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. State and business officials have argued that, when added to state unemployme...

Unemployment benefits: Florida to end $300-a-week boost in June CNN 1 hr ago By Tami Luhby, CNN © Joe Raedle/Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at Port Miami on April 8, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Florida will stop paying jobless residents the $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits on June 26, the states Department of Economic Opportunity said Monday. The announcement brings the number of G...

stock.adobe.com Florida will become at least the 22nd state to end participation in the federal benefits program, which is scheduled to expire in September. Jobless Floridians will no longer get an extra $300 a week in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits starting in late June. Florida is the latest GOP-controlled state to announce plans to cut off the payments early. Unemployed workers in Florida were supposed to continue receiving the extra $300 weekly federal supplement through Se...

Florida becomes the 23rd GOP-led state to end $300-a-week pandemic unemployment benefits Florida will stop paying jobless residents the $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits on June 26, the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity said Monday. The announcement brings the number of GOP-led states that are terminating the special pandemic supplement early to 23 — all citing labor shortages as the reason. A total of 4 million laid-off Americans will forgo roughly $23.3 billion i...