LAWMAKERS ARE GOING THROUGH THE STATE SPENDING PLAN TODAY HEARING FROM THE HEADS OF STATE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE LABOR CABINET
Spending plan.... today... hearing from the heads of state agencies... including the labor cabinet.
L3: abc 36 news white lawmakers tackle state budget labor cabinet outlines needs to deal with record nu ... its focus is getting more people hired and trained to deal with the huge backlog of unemployment claims. the head of the cabinet says the money it gets from the federal government was set before the pandemic hit...which resulted in a record number of claims. he says the cabinet needs to create and staff a call center to deal with the number of claims. he also says the cabinet needs 90 people to staff the state's twelve career centers... which was handling unemployment claims in-person but was cut before the pandemic.
L3: abc 36 news white sen.
Christian mcdaniel (r) budget committee chairman l3: abc 36 news white larry roberts kentucky labor cabinet secretary 1:35:41: what is a brief answer to what money could we put and where to get the phone to be answered for my claim?1:35:51 1:36:40: if we are able to fund those 90 positions and i was able to quickly start hiring, i think, with the other things we are doing, then in the next two months we could see a very improved performance.1:36:47 l3: abc 36 news white lawmakers tackle state budget labor cabinet outlines needs to deal with record nu ... roberts also told the committee that the cabinet hopes to have a vendor to replace the state's antiquated system by the end of
Hillsborough Schools may cut up to 2,000 jobs next year
AS PEOPLE IN FLOOD-STRICKEN EASTERN KENTUCKY WAIT FOR HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT...SO MANY NON-PROFITS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM..
