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Hawaii governor seeking details on Trump's unemployment plan

by Associated Pres
| August 14, 2020 5:03 PM

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he is working to find out whether the federal government would fully pay for $300 in weekly supplemental unemployment benefits President Donald Trump announced under an executive order last weekend or whether the state would wind up having to foot the bill if it participated in the program.

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