NEARLY ONE MILLION KENTUCKIANS HAVE FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THIS YEAR... AND THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR FIRST CHECK!
WITH FEDERALUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXPIRINGTHIS WEEK....THE SITUATION ISEVEN MORE DIRE FOR SOME TRI-STATERS.
THAT'SBECAUSE THEY HAVE YET TO SEEANY BENEFITS!CONSUMER REPORTER JOHNMATARESE IS COVERING THEREBOUND.... ANDSHOWS US HOW ONE GROUP OFKENTUCKIAN'S TODAY WENT RIGHTTO THE GOVERNOR.NEARLY ONE MILLIONKENTUCKIANS HAVE FILED FORUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THISYEAR... AND THOUSANDS OF THEMARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIRFIRST CHECK!
SO THEYDECIDED TO GO RIGHT TO THEGOVERNOR.-----------------A GROUP OF UNEMPLOYEDKENTUCKIANS SET UP CAMPOUTSIDE THE STATE CAPITOL TOBRING GOVERNOR BESHEAR AMESSAGE: THESTATE'S TROUBLED UNEMPLOYMENTPROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED."We can't get anyone else'sattention." JACKIELAUDERMAN OF FLORENCE--LAIDOFF FROM A PACKAGING JOB BACKIN APRIL -- WAS ONE OF THEORGANIZERS.
SHESAYS HER BENEFITSSTARTED...THEN STOPPEDCOLD."I ended up getting 3checks in the month of June,and that's it.
They cut off.Nomore."JACKIE SAYS SHE STARTEDNOTICING ON FACEBOOK AFTER AWHILE A LOT OF PEOPLE POSTINGTHE SAME COMPLAINT: THEY WEREUNABLE TO ACCESSKENTUCKYBENEFITS.
THAT'SWHEN SOME OF THEM SAID WHYDONT WE MARCH ON THE STATECAPITOL.
SCOTTOSWALD SAYS WITH THEMORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS ABOUTTO EXPIRE... HIS LANDLORD MAYPUT HIM OUT ON THESTREET."He's already calledand said something's got to bedone or I'll have to makeother arrangements.
And Idon't have family here.
All myfamily is up north, so I'mpretty much facing the streetsIf this doesn't get fixed."GOVERNOR BESHEARRECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE STATEIS HIRING 300 MORE CLAIMSPROCESSORS TO REDUCE THECLAIMS BACKLOG....WHICH HADSOARED TO 56 THOUSAND CASES BYLATE JUNE.JACKIE'S IS AMONGTHEM"it says my account isunder investigation, and myclaim has been received."THE GOVERNOR DID NOTMEET WITH THE PROTESTORS....BUT JACKIE HOPES HE HEARD THEIRMESSAGE."He probably is at hisdesk putting out tons offires, while we are herechecking out bank accountsevery morning, and there isnothinghere."THE
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