The following article is on page 10B of today’s edition of The Monroe Evening News. I’ve also seen headlines in some other Michigan papers on this situation.
Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency is warning those with state unemployment insurance (UI) debit cards that scammers are using cell phone text messages in an attempt to steal their unemployment [...]

Hmm … I don’t recall seeing so much debate about previous unemployment benefits extension proposals in Michigan. I’m not sure how to interpret it.
Sven Gustafson, who hosts the Michigan Job Search blog at MLive, did a post yesterday with an update on the latest proposal to extend jobless benefits for those who are unemployed.
I usually [...]

September unemployment rates were released yesterday, and the regional media outlets are reporting that Michigan is now at 15.3 percent unemployment.
That’s the highest in the country. Furthermore, the rate has been more than 15 percent all summer.
The county-by-county rates will be issued later in the month.

I normally do not post about “what if” proposals. I prefer to write about programs, resources and services that really do exist, and that my readers really can follow up on.
However, this headline will certainly be of interest to my Michigan and Ohio readers. The unemployment rate in Michigan has been 15 percent all summer.
USA [...]

Sesame Street will have a one-hour special this month called Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times, with the story line focusing on Elmo’s mother losing her job.
It will air on WGTE TV 30 Toledo, WTVS TV 56 Detroit and most other PBS stations at 8 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 9.
CNBC news report.
Thanks to Mike [...]

So, when do you think the state of Michigan will take the hint on eliminating, or greatly reducing, the fees related to using debit cards for jobless benefits?
Susan Tompor of the Detroit Free Press has been on a recurring rant on this topic. Her column today points out that the state of Michigan is not [...]

The unemployment rate for Monroe County, Mich., was 17 percent in July, compared to 17.1 percent in June, according to one of the reports in today’s edition of The Monroe Evening News.
My co-worker Charles Slat also has this report for today’s newspaper: Michigan unemployment claims phone system still glitchy.

If you get unemployment benefits in Michigan, why are you allowing the state to send you the money on a debit card? There is a better alternative, and it’s called direct deposit to your bank account.
Susan Tompor had a column in Sunday’s Detroit Free Press titled Jobless residents pay up as state saves pretty penny.
A [...]

One of the forums I belong to is the Neighbors4Neighbors forum in southeast Michigan. The slogan is “Find a resource. Share a resource. Be a resource.”
There’s not a lot of links and information on that site. There have been a lot of questions. But the advantage to asking a question on Neighbors4Neighbors is that a [...]

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
Congressman John D. Dingell, D-Dearborn, will host a question and answer forum, ‘Make the Stimulus Bill Work for You,’ from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday Aug. 10 at the Downriver Community Conference Center, 15100 Northline Rd., Southgate, Mich.
This forum is free and open to the public. The [...]