Louisiana business organizations on Wednesday called on Gov. John Bel Edwards to join Republican-led states in cutting off the extra $300 in federal unemployment assistance going to the jobless, arguing it’s harming employer efforts to rehire workers. Edwards says he doesn’t intend to immediately end the weekly federal aid, but he left open the possibility
Edwards won’t end federal unemployment boost, for now
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