Millions of laid-off workers across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will receive lower unemployment payments when a federal program providing an extra $600 a week expires at the end of July
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The federal funding, authorized by Congress in late March, has put more than $30 billion into the pockets of tri-state area workers laid off or furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats in Washington are pushing to renew the full $600 weekly payment. Republicans want to end or reduce it, saying the benefit discourages...
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