Governor Evers Vetoes Bill Ending Federal Unemployment Benefits

Thursday, July 1st, 2021 -- 10:40 AM

(Bill Weise, WRN) Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have ended federal unemployment payments of 300 dollars a week.

Businesses have said the additional federal benefits are making it hard for them to fill open positions as the economy bounces back.  The Legislature voted three weeks ago to eliminate the federal bonus for unemployed people in the state.

The payments are scheduled to end in 10 weeks otherwise, but 25 states have decided to end the payments early.  Evers accused the Legislature of interfering and encroaching on his office’s authority to administer the unemployment insurance program in Wisconsin.

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