Almost 2 million Americans who have been out of work for longer than six months have missed out on extended unemployment benefits since Congress allowed the program to expire in December, according to ...

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - People receiving long-term unemployment insurance will get fewer weeks of benefits as a federal program is phased out early next month in several states. The federal Extended ...

DENVER — Colorado is waiting on a decision from the U.S. Department of Labor on how to move forward with its extended unemployment benefits program. The State Extended Benefits program is paid for by ...

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

About three dozen states are participating in the federally funded extended benefits program. Seven other states with unemployment rates high enough to be eligible have not passed legislation allowing ...