South Dakota Jobless Numbers For Week Ending Jan 16
South Dakota unemployment numbers dropped a little from last week but still remain historically high.
A total of 649 initial weekly claims were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation for the week ending Jan 16. That s a decrease of 336 from last week when the state hit a recent high of 985.
Continued claims filed by the state for the week ending Jan 9 is 5,662. That is a decrease of 537 from last week s total of 6,199. Continued claims represent the number of unemployed workers who are eligible for and receiving benefits after their initial claim.
South Dakota paid out a total of $1.1 million in state benefits and another $1.1 million in Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation. The Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund balance was $158.7 million on Jan. 17. The state has paid a total of $332.5 million in benefits since March 16, 2020.
LANSING Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday unveiled a $5.6 billion COVID-19 “recovery plan” to expand vaccine distribution, help schools resume in-person instruction and aid businesses and residents across Michigan.
The plan, which relies almost exclusively on federal funding, sets up a potential showdown with Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature, where House Appropriations Chair Thomas Albert has threatened to block spending requests until the governor eases business restrictions and allows restaurants to reopen dining rooms.
In announcing the plan, Whitmer urged cooperation and said the state must act quickly to spend more than $5 billion in new funding from the federal government.
Legislative leaders, however, were not briefed on details of the governor s new proposal before its release.
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New bills, chilly relations define first week of 101st Michigan Legislature
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
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LANSING, MI - In some ways, the first day of the 101st Michigan Legislature followed the normal script.
Lawmakers approved House and Senate rules and took their oaths of office. Republican leadership outlined legislative priorities. Rinse and repeat from the 100 sessions before it.
What set apart Wednesday’s start to the new session was an immediate call from the minority party for censures, unseating and overall punishment towards Republican lawmakers who challenged the 2020 presidential election results.
Here’s a summary of this week’s start to the 101st Legislature, from those speeches and resolutions from Democrats to the first slew of bills introduced.