CNS-News Digest
Here are the Capital News Service stories tentatively scheduled to move Thursday, Oct. 22. If you have any questions, please call Rafael Lorente in the Annapolis bureau at 410-626-1008 or Adrianne Flynn in the Washington bureau at 202-628-1677, or you may e-mail us at rlorente@jmail.umd.edu or aflynn@jmail.umd.edu.
UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS
ANNAPOLIS - Facing consistently high unemployment and a continuing recession, the O'Malley administration is looking to apply for almost $127 million dollars in stimulus funds to shore up the state's unemployment insurance trust fund. The legislature would need to expand unemployment eligibility to receive the funds. If that happens, businesses in the state hope to see some relief from a substantial unemployment tax hike slated to take effect in January. Slug: CNS-Unemployment Tax. About 600 words.
By Bobby McMahon<
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