SC Governor to Meet On Unemployment

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has put together a round-table meeting to discuss the state's unemployment agency and handle a shortfall of as much as $1 billion in covering jobless benefits.Sanford's panel meets Tuesday in Columbia.

By: Associated Press | WSAV-TV
Published: October 20, 2009

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has put
together a round-table meeting to discuss the state's unemployment
agency and handle a shortfall of as much as $1 billion in covering
jobless benefits.
Sanford's panel meets Tuesday in Columbia.
Meanwhile, the Legislature plans to return to Columbia for a
one-day session next week to make sure the state's unemployed
qualify for an extra seven weeks of emergency checks. Legislators
blame the Employment Security Commission for that and say the
agency has to be overhauled.
Legislation was introduced to make changes to the commission
this year. Lawmakers rejected the bill when it came to the House
floor and sent it back to a committee.