Two Democratic state lawmakers are preparing legislation that would restore unemployment benefits cuts recently signed into law by Governor Rick Snyder. Snyder signed legislation to extend federal jobless benefits, but the bill also contained a provision shrinking state unemployment benefits from 26 to 20 weeks next year.
Republicans lawmakers pushed for the jobless benefits cuts, saying it will reduce the burden on Michigan businesses, which pay into the state unemployment insurance pool. Jim Ananich is a state representative from Flint. He’s introducing legislation to restore those benefits.
“You know I’m hopeful that they will see the error of their ways and see that now is not a time to be taking money out of people’s pockets.”
Ananich hopes to introduce his bill next month.
