Mike: I hope you all had a fine weekend. First off is the issue of some Republican governors refusing some stimulus funds:                     GOV. JINDAL: Well, it, it’s–no. The $100 million we turned down was temporary federal dollars that would require us to change our unemployment laws. That would’ve actually raised taxes on Louisiana businesses. […]

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Mike: I hope you all are having a fine weekend so far.  This weekend’s post will catch up on a few missed layoff announcements and give a review of some of this past week’s economic events. Maybe an outrage may find its way into the posting as well. – If you have any unemployment related […]

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