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The Unemployment Wait Game: There Is Hope - Milwaukee Community Journal

1000s have been waiting for unemployment benefits, some for as long as 6 months. The agency reported a backlog of thousands of cases waiting to be reviewed. As if that frustration was not enough, a report came out that about 1% of unemployment callers, actually were able to speak to someone when calling in. Governor […]

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Collins, Barbara-Rose (1939- )

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