BLACK DAYS: Missouri. All recent articles about UI benefits being cut in MO here.

Missouri's unemployment rate has remained above 9 percent for nearly two years.

STLToday reports that this weekend will bring the end of unemployment benefits for thousands in Missouri. A bill languishing in the Legislature would have extended benefits for longtime jobless residents to 99 weeks from 79 weeks, with the federal government picking up the estimated $105 million price tag. But fiscal conservatives in the state Senate have blocked the bill from coming to a vote and supporters see little chance of reviving it before benefits are cut off.

The program expired this week and the last checks are slated to go out Saturday.

MaryKay wrote:Here is what I don't get, how can they do this when the agreement on the tax cuts was to extend for up to 1 year, 99 weeks whichever came first. How do they get to do this. Once that bill was signed, how do they get to say no, we don't want this. I am not a lawyer, but is this legal? Does this mean no one in Missouri gets to take advantage of the tax extension??? When do WE and the unemployed in Missouri get to say enough is enough!

DesperateInRI wrote:

MaryKay wrote:Here is what I don't get, how can they do this when the agreement on the tax cuts was to extend for up to 1 year, 99 weeks whichever came first. How do they get to do this. Once that bill was signed, how do they get to say no, we don't want this. I am not a lawyer, but is this legal? Does this mean no one in Missouri gets to take advantage of the tax extension??? When do WE and the unemployed in Missouri get to say enough is enough!

I thought they were referring to EB, doesn't some of that money come from the Feds?

mistermunster wrote:

DesperateInRI wrote:

MaryKay wrote:Here is what I don't get, how can they do this when the agreement on the tax cuts was to extend for up to 1 year, 99 weeks whichever came first. How do they get to do this. Once that bill was signed, how do they get to say no, we don't want this. I am not a lawyer, but is this legal? Does this mean no one in Missouri gets to take advantage of the tax extension??? When do WE and the unemployed in Missouri get to say enough is enough!

I thought they were referring to EB, doesn't some of that money come from the Feds?

In CA it's 100% funded by the Feds now. CA pulls this crap you see many get the hatchet.

DesperateInRI wrote:

mistermunster wrote:

DesperateInRI wrote:

MaryKay wrote:Here is what I don't get, how can they do this when the agreement on the tax cuts was to extend for up to 1 year, 99 weeks whichever came first. How do they get to do this. Once that bill was signed, how do they get to say no, we don't want this. I am not a lawyer, but is this legal? Does this mean no one in Missouri gets to take advantage of the tax extension??? When do WE and the unemployed in Missouri get to say enough is enough!

I thought they were referring to EB, doesn't some of that money come from the Feds?

In CA it's 100% funded by the Feds now. CA pulls this crap you see many get the hatchet.

Don't think your Governor would allow it.

mistermunster wrote:"We have to take a stand and say, `When is enough enough?' and send a message to the federal government, and hopefully shame them into doing the right thing and quit spending money that they don't have," said state Sen. Jim Lembke, a Republican from St. Louis.

How about hunting you down and shoving our COLLECTIVE boots up your

Funny how these Republicans HAVE helped SPEND ALL THE MONEY or in lots of cases SPENDING ALL THE MONEY. Now they find FISCAL religion but ONLY after they have lined their pockets first. Hypocrites of the FIRST order.