Auditors: State Unemployment Overpayments Only $44 Million!
A long-awaited audit of the state unemployment insurance (UI) program was the focus of a legislative hearing Tuesday, and since
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More Budget Scrutiny for State Agencies? Why, Yes, Let’s Have Some of That!
Erroneous headline alert! Erroneous headline alert! A story over at the Arkansas News Bureau reports that “After Forestry Commission flap, state
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Forest Fracas: Just What DOES It Take To Lose Your Job In the Beebe Administration?
Arkansas Forestry Commission chief John Shannon is feeling the heat now that his agency is some $4 million in the
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Study: Now Let’s Reform Disastrous Unemployment Insurance Program To Make It Somewhat Less Disastrous
Ugh, the Arkansas unemployment insurance (UI) system, what a mess, am I right, people? What, oh, what could ever be
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Don’t Forget That The Arkansas Unemployment Insurance Nightmare Is Still A Thing!
The nightmare that is the state unemployment insurance program has slipped from the front pages, so let’s check in to
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Who Will Crack Case of the $161 Million in Missing State Unemployment Funds?
Arkansas Dept. of Workforce Services reviewing their records to determine amount of improper state unemployment payments after feds say total is $161 million.
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Feds: Arkansas Pays $161 Million in ‘Improper’ Unemployment Benefits (Updated!)
New Department of Labor data tells the sad tale of how states made some $19 billion in “improper” unemployment benefits over the last three years. In Arkansas, that total runs to more than $161 million in erroneous payments from 2008-2011
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