Unemployed in Massachusetts getting $300 weekly boost.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts residents receiving unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic are getting a temporary boost of $300 per week. The announcement Monday follows approval Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of Gov. Charlie Baker’s application for money to cover three weeks of enhanced checks. The money is coming from President Donald Trump’s order to FEMA to distribute up to $44 billion to states after Congress failed to extend a program that had provided $600 a week in extra jobless benefits under pandemic stimulus legislation passed in March. Massachusetts reported 12 newly confirmed coronavirus deaths and 350 newly confirmed cases Tuesday.
– Associated Press
