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Florida withdraws from extra benefits

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Florida withdraws from extra benefits
Florida withdraws from extra benefits

Florida has withdrew from extra unemployment benefits.

This is the latest push to get people back to work.

FORECASTS...PLUS TIPS TO KEEPYOUR FAMILY SAFE.JUST GO TO FOX 4 NOW DOT COM.THE UNEMPLOYMENT BOOST PEOPLEHAVE BEEN GETTING DURING TPANDEMIC, WILL BE NO LONGER BEAVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE LIVING INFLORIDA, STARTING NEXT MONTH.STATE LAWMAKERS MADE THEDECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM THEFEDERAL PROGRAM ON JUNE 27TH.THAT PROGRAM WOULD HAVE PROVIDEDAN EXTRA 300-DOLLARS IN WEEKLYBENEFITS TO PEOPLE WHO CLAIMEDIT.

SOME OFFICIALS WITH THEDEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICOPPORTUNITY SAY THEY WANT TOPUSH PEOPLE BACK TO WORK ACROSSTHE STATE, BUT OTHERS WORRY ITMAY BE TOO SOON TO MAKE THECHANGE."We wouldn’t have made it.wouldn’t have.

Even if we dmake i━ we would have been sofar behind now we would bedrawing."FLORIDA ISN’T THE ONLY STATEMAKING THIS DECISION -- AT LEAST22 OTHER STATES HAVE ALSODROPPED THE FEDERAL PAY BOOST.DEMOCRATS CALL THE CHANG

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