NEWS 5.12.21: Unemployment Benefits, SD Vaccination Update, SITP Returns, and More
Governor Kim Reynolds is defending her decision to end additional federal unemployment benefits Reynolds and business groups say the extra payments to unemployed Iowans are keeping them from taking new jobs at a time when businesses can’t find enough workers. However, Reynolds says employers need to step up and offer more to attract employees. She made her comment today the Food Bank of Iowa where she also announced the end of the Iowa Food Protection Task Force. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says the state will no long take part in the federal unemployment program as well. The extra ...