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WI Republicans approve unemployment delay

MADISON, WI (WNMU) - Wisconsin residents who lose their jobs would have to wait a week before they could receive their first unemployment check, under a plan Republicans on the Legislature’s Budget Committee has approved.

State fiscal analysts say the delay would save the state between $41 million dollars and $56 million dollars annually.

The measure threw four Democrats into a fit of rage. Senator Bob Jauch screamed at the Republicans, saying they just want to pile onto unemployed people’s pain and suffering.

Republican Representative Robin Vos says other states have waiting periods and people would typically get their last work check at the end of their first week of unemployment.

The measure ultimately passed 11-5.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.