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Lingering jobless claims cause headache for the governor

by Associated Press
| June 18, 2020 12:27 PM

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The plight of Kentuckians still in limbo in seeking unemployment benefits has become a major political headache for the state's Democratic governor, opening him up to criticism Thursday from Republican leaders who have given him considerable latitude in handling the coronavirus crisis.

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