Jobless Indiana residents sue governor for ending pandemic unemployment benefits early
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In what may be the first lawsuit aimed at stopping GOP-led states from terminating pandemic unemployment benefits early, jobless workers in Indiana are challenging Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's decision to cease the payments -- including the $300 weekly federal boost -- at the end of this week.
In the lawsuit, filed Monday in state court, Indiana Legal Services and a private employment law firm argue that the move violates a state law that requires Indiana to "procure all available federal insurance benefits to citizens," according to the firms. The plaintiffs are requesting a preliminary injunction so benefits will continue to be paid during the court proceedings.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.