July 8th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
The legal battle over whether Maryland should continue to participate in a federal unemployment program will continue on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court. Last month, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced he intended to end the state’s participation in the federally funded program that gives an additional $300 to unemployment recipients by July 1. Two lawsuits challenging Hogan’s decision were filed by representatives of unemployed workers, and since then a Baltimore circuit judge issued a temporary restraining order keeping the benefits in place until July 13. After an appeal was rejected- the case now heads back to the Baltimore circuit court. The governor was asked about the case during a Wednesday press conference…
Many Democrats have strongly opposed the governor on this matter including State Senator Jim Rosapepe. Appearing on WBAL Rosapepe had a message for business owners looking for workers and citing unemployment benefits for the reason they can't find any…
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