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By JAMES MacPHERSONApril 27, 2021 GMT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota’s attorney general said Tuesday that a bill that would give lawmakers more oversight over how federal funding is spent between legislation sessions might not stand up to a court challenge.
Leaders of the Republican-led Legislature signaled that they would try to override Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of the bill, which Burgum said “clearly violates the separation of powers doctrine” and would be unconstitutional.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem told The Associated Press that the Republican governor was “well within his constitutional authority“ to veto the bill and that if the veto is overridden, he thinks the new law would be difficult to defend “from a constitutional aspect.”
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Michigan is among six states that provides 20 weeks of jobless benefits.
Representatives of Stagehands Local 26 and their backers said workers in the live entertainment industry have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic and restrictions on entertainment events. Local 26 said 90% of stage hands remain unemployed, many of them for as long as a year.
In late December, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to extend unemployment benefits from a maximum of 20 weeks to 26 weeks through April. The maximum has been 26 weeks throughout most of the pandemic.
Leaders of the Republican-led Legislature argued the unemployment extension couldn t take effect because Whitmer vetoed another bill tied to the jobless extension that appropriated $220 million to bolster the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, which is traditionally funded by businesses. Whitmer called the proposed taxpayer infusion of cash into the trust fund a corporate giveaway.
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