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Department of Labor asks for additional spending authority as federal UI grants shrink
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The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee heard testimony Thursday from Janie Rivera, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, who asked for $7,330,000 in additional spending authority from dedicated funds to maintain unemployment insurance operations amid declining federal grant support.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee heard testimony Thursday from Janie Rivera, director of the Idaho Department of Labor, who asked for $7,330,000 in additional spending authority from dedicated funds to maintain unemployment insurance operations amid declining federal grant support.
Rivera told the committee the department relies on a federal‑state partnership for unemployment administration and received large federal grants during the pandemic. As those federal dollars decline, the department faces a gap between federal grant revenue and the ongoing cost of adjudications, claims processing and appeals. "During the pandemic, the…
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