Michigan UIA releases guidance on when to expect bonus $300 unemployment benefit
DETROIT – More than 900,000 Michigan workers who are collecting unemployment benefits are expected to begin receiving a $300 weekly bump in payments this month.
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The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has started processing payments for Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) for eligible Michiganders. Due to the large volume of payments to be processed, workers will begin receiving LWA payments over the next week to ten days.
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- Police in Warren responded to a recent uptick in crime with Operation SNAG, which helped get guns, drugs and criminals off the streets. Click here to read more.
- School officials said students helped put together the area, but now all of their hard work is destroyed. It happened at Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School on West Seven Mile Road, near Woodward Avenue. Click here to read more.
- With fall sports back on track, players and coaches are adjusting to wearing masks while playing after an Executive Order mandated masks be worn during play. Click here to read more.
- A Macomb County family and their home came under attack Wednesday night. They believe it’s because of the sign in their front window. The safety of the Hall family home in Warren was shattered at about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Click here to read more.
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