Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer is calling on Missouri's Labor Department to increase staffing as more people file for unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic.
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In a joint statement, Republican leadership said the decision to return to the Capitol on April 27 "was not an easy one."
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relation began rolling out the federal government's $600 unemployment checks this week.
Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick will lead an “informal” working group tasked with analyzing and making recommendations regarding federal relief money.
The Missouri General Assembly greenlit a massive $6 billion supplemental budget package as the coronavirus pandemic persists.
Lawmakers will hastily flock back to the capital city for just a short period in order to pass the supplemental budget onto the governor.
Unemployment claims have skyrocketed in Missouri in the past couple of weeks as businesses continue to furlough and lay-off employees in the wake of COVID-19.
Missouri will experience a more than $500 million economic shortfall through the end of the fiscal year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mike Parson predicted.
The Missouri House passed a supplemental budget package which included $40 million in emergency funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The Missouri House will not take up the full FY 2021 budget this week as originally planned amid coronavirus concerns.