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Federal unemployment bonuses may begin next week in Missouri

Missourians getting unemployment checks won’t wait much longer for more help from the federal government.

The state Department of Labor said Monday it will send out an extra $600 per week in pandemic assistance to eligible workers as soon as it can update its procedures. State officials expect to begin the extra assistance as early as next week, including any bonus payments owed back to March 29th.

Missouri finalized its agreement with the federal government to administer the program over the weekend, and it’s completely funded by the CARES Act President Trump signed into law March 27th.

The federal program runs through the end of July. More on the state economy from the Associated Press:

As Missouri lawmakers prepare to consider emergency funding in response to the coronavirus crisis, the state’s budget director has offered more evidence of the pandemic’s toll on the economy. Budget Director Dan Haug said Monday that net general revenue collections for March dropped 4.2% compared to March 2019. Lawmakers are scheduled to convene Tuesday and Wednesday. Republican Gov. Mike Parson needs their approval to spend what could amount to billions of dollars in federal funding to fight the virus. The number of confirmed cases in Missouri rose by 355 on Monday to 2,722. The state blames 39 deaths on the virus.

(This story was last updated at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday.)

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