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Wednesday saw protests turn to riots in Washington ahead of the presidential vote certification. Here's how Utahns weighed in on all the chaos of the day.
KSL TV 5PM: Department of Workforce Services: Keep filing weekly unemployment claims KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Even though the new COVID-19 relief bill has been signed into law, Utah must still wait for instructions from the federal government on how to pass along certain unemployment payments. "We're not able to start making payments until we actually get the funds and we're able to draw down those funds from the federal government," said Nate McDonald, the communications director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Approximately 10,400 Utahns are currently receiving unemployment ...
KSL TV 5PM: Utah tries to collect on $1.5 million from unemployment overpayments KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is seeking repayment of approximately $1.5 million in unemployment benefits that were incorrectly paid out during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data that was sent to federal regulators. Utah paid $1.2 million in overpayments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and $340,000 in overpayments under the Pandemic Extended Unemployment Compensation, the unemployment office reported in October to the Office of Inspector General. Under the two unemployment programs from the CARES Act,...
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Gov.-elect Spencer Cox continued to show public frustration over Attorney General Sean Reyes' decision to join 16 other attorneys general in a brief aimed to throw out election results in four states.
KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY – For the first time since the pandemic began, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing hospital-level data about capacity. Until now, the information was only available at the state level. "When data are aggregated at county or state level, the average across all facilities can mask what is happening at each local hospital," HHS officials said about releasing the more specific data. The hope is that the public can better understand how COVID-19 is impacting their communities. In providing the information, the federal health department wanted to ma...