Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for April 13, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Technology problems, delays in filing for Kansas unemployment get much worse; website essentially down]( Kansans seeking to file unemployment claims are now facing even larger hurdles as the state’s website became all but inoperable over the weekend. On Monday morning, a leader with the Kansas Department of Labor — which oversees the ... [Technology problems, delays in filing for Kansas unemployment get much worse; website essentially down]( By: Chad Lawhorn Kansans seeking to file unemployment claims are now facing even larger hurdles as the state’s website became all but inoperable over the weekend. On Monday morning, a leader with the Kansas Department of Labor — which oversees the ... April 13, 2020 @ 12:00pm [In trying to find the COVID-19 peak, Douglas County and state numbers look much different]( By: Chad Lawhorn Updated 7:40 p.m. Thursday I don’t know much about peaks, other than I reached my one for growth in the sixth grade and, some say, the one for intellect a year earlier. The one everybody is trying to measure now, of course, is when COVID-19 ... April 9, 2020 @ 12:09pm [More than 27K new people added to Kansas unemployment rolls; payments increase by $11 million in one week]( By: Chad Lawhorn Millions of additional unemployment dollars did start flowing to Kansans last week, according to the latest numbers from state officials, but technology problems are still stopping many from applying for the benefits. Kansas paid $14.8 million ... April 8, 2020 @ 4:43pm [Kansas unemployment leaders offer tips for self-employed workers, new guidance on when to access state's website]( By: Chad Lawhorn More advice — and more pleas for patience — are flowing from the state officials responsible for getting Kansans signed up for unemployment benefits. “Thank you for your patience with us,” Delía García, secretary of the Kansas ... April 7, 2020 @ 1:59pm [Hallmark to keep Lawrence plant closed for at least 3 more weeks; employees to be furloughed]( By: Chad Lawhorn One of Lawrence’s largest manufacturers will be shut down for at least another three weeks, and many of its approximately 800 employees will need to start filing for unemployment. Hallmark confirmed that its Lawrence production center would ... April 7, 2020 @ 10:37am [Kansas unemployment officials say they are now starting to process extra $600 payments called for in federal bill]( By: Chad Lawhorn Officials with Kansas’ unemployment program are now working on adding an extra $600 per week to unemployment checks of Kansas residents, after previously having waited to start the process until they heard more from federal officials. When ... April 6, 2020 @ 4:21pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044