Gretchen Whitmer has signed a bill to allow Michigan residents who qualify for unemployment to earn an extra $300 per week as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues. The bill appropriates $2.8 billion in supplemental funding from revenues awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The $300 payments will continue until the relief funding has been exhausted. The bill also includes $8 million toward the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Illinois, a barrier to prevent invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan. It also provides match funding for disaster flood cleanup in Midland and Gladwin counties, as well as funding to cover costs for flood response and mitigation efforts in Detroit.

DETROIT – Consumer investigator Hank Winchester is getting expert insight into what’s happening in Michigan and what people on unemployment need to know. The newly released unemployment numbers show that more than 4.8 million people either went back to their existing jobs or found a new one. READ: Survey: Detroit unemployment at 45% during coronavirus pandemicThose numbers are from the month of June and at that time much of the country was open, or reopening. The other concern is that at the end of this month, unemployment benefits may be ending for many. Click here for more unemployment reportsWatch the video above for the full report

Experts break down the June unemployment numbersPublished: July 2, 2020, 5:23 pmConsumer investigator Hank Winchester is getting expert insight into what’s happening in Michigan and what people on unemployment need to know.

DETROIT – Scammers are targeting thousands of Michigan residents trying to get their unemployment benefits, making an already frustrating process even harder. Officials said scammers are somehow getting their hands on a list of people who have filed for benefits. They’re using that list to target residents who have already been hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Filing for unemployment has been a well-documented struggle for thousands of Michiganders. Help Me Hank has learned scammers are targeting those who have accounts locked and asking them to verify information over the phone.

Here’s what scammers are doing to target Michiganders filing for unemploymentPublished: June 19, 2020, 5:46 pmScammers are targeting thousands of Michigan residents trying to get their unemployment benefits, making an already frustrating process even harder.