Topic: National Association of State Workforce Agencies

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US states step up efforts to help jobless

Armed with federal funds, governors have announced new programs ranging from gas vouchers to job training.
Opinion: This is not the time to cut taxes

To increase federal revenue, taxes must go up, not down.
Unemployment office jammed? Here's how to file for benefits.
Jobless claims overwhelm state offices

The unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent in December.

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Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.

Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'

Topic: National Association of State Workforce Agencies

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US states step up efforts to help jobless

Opinion: This is not the time to cut taxes

Unemployment office jammed? Here's how to file for benefits.

Jobless claims overwhelm state offices

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