Judge blocks Maryland governor from ending extended unemployment benefits

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By Emily Singer -July 13, 2021 12:30 PM


GOP Gov. Larry Hogan tried to end a $300 federal unemployment insurance boost to workers in his state.

Unemployed workers in Maryland will continue to get a $300 boost to their weekly unemployment payments after a judge in Baltimore ruled Tuesday morning that the state's Republican governor, Larry Hogan, must continue to pay them.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill wrote in his decision that Hogan:

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/maryland-governor-larry-hogan-court-ruling-extended-unemployment-benefits/

[Stinky The Clown]

1. He did a good job early in the pandemic. But Republicans gotta take things away.

It is in their DNA.