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Byrne votes to repeal Obama rule limiting states’ ability to drug test for unemployment benefits

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, February 14, 2017, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced that he voted in favor of overturning an Obama era regulation severely limiting the ability of states to drug test people receiving unemployment benefits. Congressman Byrne said on social media, “I believe states should be able drug test people … Continued
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February 16, 2017

Number of Alabama residents receiving jobless benefits falls

Staff Report The number of people receiving unemployment benefits continues to fall both nationwide and in Alabama, although Morgan and Lawrence counties have seen an increase in the past year. The Labor Department reports that the national figure has dropped from 4.18 million in mid-December 2010 to 3.61 million for the same period this year. … Continued
December 30, 2011