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IN PLAIN SIGHT: Condo development company brings in illegal immigrants to work in St. Charles County

While the debate rages over the southern border, dozens of undocumented immigrants have been brought to the Missouri to work a development site.

Lawsuit filed to reinstate federal COVID unemployment relief in MO

MO lawmakers say Labor Department went back on its word to halt collections

MO lawmakers say Labor Department went back on its word to halt collections Missouri lawmakers working to resolve unemployment overpayment issues and last updated 2021-04-15 18:59:37-04 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers claim the Department of Labor went back on its word to halt collections of overpayment money. 41 Action News first reported this issue in July 2020, when Missourians reported receiving notices of overpayment from the agency. The notices said they had been overpaid due to no fault of their own, through agency error and they needed to pay that money back. After months of stress and struggling to get any information about the notices, the agency explained about 45,000 Missourians had received them.

Some Missourians Facing Unemployment Overpayments Are Appealing — And Winning

St. Louis Public Radio Sandra Griffin sits on her porch in south St. Louis. The state of Missouri is demanding that more than 46,000 people pay back unemployment benefits they received. In December, the state told Griffin she owed nearly $8,000 but she's appealing the decision. The state is demanding that more than 46,000 people pay back money the state said it mistakenly overpaid them last year. Sandra Griffin was hesitant about filing for unemployment after the pandemic hit. The 63-year-old St. Louis resident wasn’t used to the state’s online unemployment platform, and she called a few times over the summer to make sure she was doing it right. Every time, she said, she was met with reassurances.

WATCH: Gov. Parson to announce changes in Missouri's pandemic response Thursday

COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: Overall positivity rate also drops to 6.1% in Missouri © Provided by KMBC Kansas City CORONAVIRUS LIVE UPDATES Kansas City metro area health officials are grappling with how to handle continuing case count increases after reopening businesses more than five months ago. What you need to know: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Wednesday the state has 292,836 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and there have been 4,724 deaths since the outbreak started. Overall the state said 12% of the population has been vaccinated. Kansas is now only updating COVID-19 data on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday there have been 477,078 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak and 7,902 deaths. Overall the state said 12.3% of the population has received at least one dose. Sign up for our Newsletters

Some Missourians Facing Unemployment Overpayments Are Appealing — And Winning

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Some Missourians Facing Unemployment Overpayments Are Appealing — And Winning

Sandra Griffin was hesitant about filing for unemployment after the pandemic hit. The 63-year-old St. Louis resident wasn’t used to the state’s online

Some Missourians Facing Unemployment Overpayments Are Appealing — And Winning

MO lawmakers to Labor Dept.: Stop clawing back unemployment payments

Gov. Mike Parson said the state has a responsibility to the taxpayer to get errant payments back.