WHITE report FALLOUT The fight to keep COCKTAILS TO-GO CORREIA: ‘I will be vindicated’
05/17/2021 07:28 AM EDT
SHAKEN, NOW STIRRING That margarita delivered to your doorstep with dinner is destined to go away when the pandemic state of emergency ends unless a group of restaurant and business advocates gets their way.
Restaurateurs and business groups are planning a virtual rally today to push for a two-year extension of legislation authorizing cocktails to-go and capping third-party delivery-app fees at 15%. The original bill was opposed by package stores last year.
They also want a grant program for businesses that opened in 2020 and have struggled to access state and federal aid, and to compel insurance companies to pay business interruption claims. State Sen. Diana DiZoglio, who s co-hosting today s event, has filed all four as Senate budget amendments.
Gov. Edwards to lift mask requirements for state buildings; addresses hundreds of business leaders
Gov. Edwards eases more mask restrictions By Sabrina Wilson | May 14, 2021 at 5:55 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 5:55 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Governor John Bel Edwards told hundreds of west bank business leaders and politicians that he is lifting the mask requirement for most state buildings following the CDC’s guidance that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks indoors or outdoors in most situations.
“We’re going to lift those mask mandates in state buildings in order to conform to this newest CDC guidance and again there will be some exceptions, nursing homes, prisons, public transit, K through 12 and that’s because almost none of those kids are vaccinated,” said Edwards.
Unemployment Claims Filed for Week Ending May 8
News StaffMay 14, 2021Business
Weekly Unemployment Numbes
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of May 2-8, a total of 266 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is an increase of 2 claims from the prior week’s total of 264.
The latest number of continued state claims is 2,576 for the week ending May 1, a decrease of 626 from the prior week’s total of 3,202. This indicates the number of unemployed workers eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
For the week ending May 8, a total of $453,000 was paid out in state benefits, in addition to $815,000 in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), $78,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and $316,000 in Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits.
May 13, 2021 | 8:29 AM
During the week of May 2-8, a total of 266 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is an increase of 2 claims from the prior week’s total of 264.
The latest number of continued state claims is 2,576 for the week ending May 1, a decrease of 626 from the prior week’s total of 3,202. This indicates the number of unemployed workers eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
For the week ending May 8, a total of $453,000 was paid out in state benefits, in addition to $815,000 in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), $78,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and $316,000 in Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) benefits.
Connecticut s state House of Representatives approved a bipartisan agreement to restore the state s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund in a plan that cuts taxes for most Connecticut businesses by 2024, while reducing some worker benefits.
“This measure provides long-term solvency for the fund, which ensures our residents who need this assistance have it in the future, and our employers have predictability when it comes to their contributions, Gov. Lamont said Tuesday, praising the bill s passage in the House.
Endorsed by both major business and labor coalitions, the move would reduce unemployment taxes starting in 2024 on about three-quarters of all businesses. Those that lay off high numbers of workers, though, would pay more.