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Michigan unemployment system designed to slow payments working all too well

By Sarah Alvarez and Jonathan Oosting | July 20, 2020
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

Michigan overhauled its unemployment insurance system nearly a decade ago to save money, root out fraud and make it harder for jobless workers to qualify for benefits. Now, with more than one million workers jobless, the state has flagged 1 in 3 claimants for fraud amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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He took down Michigan’s unemployment system. Now, he’s struggling to fix it.

By Jonathan Oosting | July 20, 2020
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

Four years before Steve Gray took over the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, he exposed a false fraud scandal that rocked state government and prompted reforms. Now, some lawmakers are calling for his ouster as he tries to fix a system crushed by record jobless claims amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Unemployment fraud tools harming Detroiters lawfully seeking benefits during coronavirus pandemic

By Sarah Alvarez, special to BridgeDetroit | June 5, 2020

The state is overwhelmed by the staggering number of unemployment claims and its system used to determine fraudulent claims from sincere ones is inefficient. Detroiters, who lawfully should have access to these funds, are stuck in financial limbo as bills continue to stack up.

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    In this hour Stephen Henderson looks at Inauguration Day 2021 - how it was different from any other transition of power in our history, and how it sets the stage for the work ahead for the Biden administration. Libby Casey of the Washington Post and Eric Deggans of NPR join to offer analysis.

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