Iowans have 10 fewer weeks of unemployment under new law
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation cutting Iowa's unemployment benefits from 26 to 16 weeks into law, alongside two other workforce bills.
Source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation cutting Iowa's unemployment benefits from 26 to 16 weeks into law, alongside two other workforce bills.
GOP says changes needed to modernize, put focus on re-employment. The legislationm they say, updates a system from the 1930s when unemployment compensation was the sole safety net for out-of-work Iowans.