Bill would extend benefits to relatives of paramedics and EMTs who are killed in line of duty

October 8th, 2009 Senate Democrats agree to extend jobless benefitsWASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless workers across the country who are in danger of running out of assistance by the end of the year. The agreement would give an additional 14 weeks of benefits to jobless workers in all 50 states.

October 8th, 2009 States with jobless rates of 8.5 percent and aboveThe House on Sept. 23 approved a bill that would extend benefits by up to 13 weeks for jobless workers living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher.

September 30th, 2009 Correction: Unemployment benefits storyNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — In a Sept.

September 22nd, 2009 House votes to extend jobless benefitsWASHINGTON — Jobless workers in imminent danger of losing their unemployment benefits would get a 13-week reprieve under legislation approved by the House on Tuesday. The House bill, which applies to 27 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher, would add to the already-record levels of benefits that have been available to the jobless as the country struggles to recover from its prolonged economic malaise.

September 22nd, 2009 House to vote to extend jobless benefitsWASHINGTON — The jobless in those states hardest hit by the recession would get some short-term federal relief under House legislation extending unemployment benefits, already at record levels, for 13 weeks. The bill, if enacted into law, would offer a reprieve to more than 300,000 jobless workers who are slated to run out of unemployment compensation at the end of September and the more than 1 million expected to exhaust their benefits by the end of the year.

September 22nd, 2009 States where jobless could get extended benefitsThe House on Tuesday approved a bill that would extend benefits by up to 13 weeks for jobless workers living in 27 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher. Here are the states: —Alabama —Arizona —California —Florida —Georgia —Idaho —Illinois —Indiana —Kentucky —Maine —Massachusetts —Michigan —Mississippi —Missouri —Nevada —New Jersey —North Carolina —New York —Ohio —Oregon —Pennsylvania —Rhode Island —South Carolina —Tennessee —Washington —Wisconsin —West Virginia

September 21st, 2009 House moves to extend unemployment benefitsWASHINGTON — Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see no immediate end to their economic miseries. A bill offered by Rep.

August 2nd, 2009 Officials to seek unemployment benefits extensionWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's top economic advisers say the administration will work with Congress to extend unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. The head of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer, said Sunday that the administration is already looking ahead at an extension of benefits as that money runs out.

June 14th, 2009 Senator says tax on health benefits is unnecessaryWASHINGTON — A leading Democratic senator says the idea of taxing health benefits is a bad one and unnecessary. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut says that people are struggling economically at the moment and don't need a new tax on the health care benefits they receive.

June 3rd, 2009 Dems use war funding bill for more GI benefitsWASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are using an approximately $100 billion war funding bill to give recently expanded GI Bill education benefits to the children of military service members who die while on active duty. The provision, pressed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep.

May 9th, 2009 Obama to cut slain officers program by nearly halfWASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants to cut almost in half a benefits program for the families of slain police and safety officers. The president's proposed budget calls for cutting the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program from $110 million to $60 million.

May 8th, 2009 Obama to cut slain officers program almost in halfWASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants to cut almost in half a benefits program for the families of slain police and safety officers. The president's proposed budget calls for cutting the Public Safety Officers' Death Benefits Program from $110 million to $60 million.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the central government announced 2-percent excise duty cut, some of India's commercial vehicle manufacturers Wednesday slashed prices across their trucks and bus line-ups to pass on the benefit to consumers. 'We are passing on the full benefits of the excise duty reduction,' a spokesman for Ashok Leyland said, adding that this would 'bring prices down on average slightly more than Rs.16,000'.

February 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the 2-percent excise and service tax cuts announced by the government will boost production, and asked companies to pass on the benefits to consumers to 'stimulate demand'.

January 27th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Nearly 400,000 employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday observed a day-long strike demanding extension of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in the state. Work in various state government offices remained paralysed due to the strike call by the employees' joint co-ordination committee.