Ed. Note: Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, who came under heavy criticism from the Clayton County Legislative Delegation for not responding to claims seekers, announced last week that he would not […]
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Invest Clayton: Unemployment down 9.9% in county
Intensive job training programs coming to Riverdale in 2022 by Robin Kemp Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment in Clayton County dropped from 13.8% to 3.9% in October 2021, according to […]
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Clayton delegation “insulted” by unemployment data proposal
Burnough: “We are not going to sit back and sing ‘Kumbaya’” by Robin Kemp Members of the Clayton County legislative delegation say they are “disappointed” and “insulted” by a proposed […]
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Ga. House thanks Congress for unemployment investigation
by Robin Kemp 4:54 p.m.: UPDATES with photos, SB 142 status in House Members of the Georgia House delegation, including Rep. Rhonda Burnough (D-77, Riverdale), Rep. Sandra Scott (D-76, Rex), […]
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Legislators hold press conference on unemployment inaction
by Robin Kemp Several members of the Clayton County Legislative Delegation are holding a press conference Thursday, saying they are upset at what they call an “unacceptable” lack of communication […]
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Ga. unemployment crisis prompts complaint to Congress
Clayton County ranks second for Ga. unemployment by Robin Kemp Georgia House Democrats are calling for a Congressional investigation into why the Georgia Department of Labor has had problems paying […]
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LISTEN: Rep. Sandra Scott on unemployment checks, COVID-19, DNC, Kemp, Trump
by Robin Kemp On Ep. 27 of The Real Story with Robin Kemp, State Rep. Sandra Scott (D-Rex) talks about the struggle to get Georgians their unemployment checks, the President’s […]
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AUDIO: Trying to track down your AWOL unemployment check
In this special edition of The Real Story with Robin Kemp, meet Jada Thomas, Nya Longchamp, and Joyce Clay, who braved a thunderstorm outside the College Park office of the […]
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You worked. You paid your unemployment insurance. You got laid off. So where’s your check?
by Robin Kemp UPDATE 6:15 p.m. 8/5: Rep. Kim Schofield says people can call her office at (404) 656-0220 or e-mail customerservice@dgol.ga.gov with their unemployment check issues. UPDATE 7:51 p.m.: […]
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EDITORIAL For three years and four months, I have singlehandedly provided high-quality, professional news coverage to, for, and about this community. This began out of necessity because I knew no […]
