http://wkms.org en http://wkms.org/post/emergency-unemployment-compensation-extended <p></p><p>People getting federal extended unemployment benefits can continue claiming them for at least another year. The Emergency Unemployment Compensation program was set to expire Dec. 29, but Congress has extended the program through Jan. 1, 2014. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:49:32 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 26388 at http://wkms.org Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extended http://wkms.org/post/extended-unemployment-benefits-end <p></p><p>About 30,000 Tennesseans and 24,000 Kentuckians are set to lose extended federal unemployment benefits this Wednesday. Congress created the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program in 2008 to help workers who had exhausted what they were receiving from the states. Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:56:52 +0000 Whitney Jones and The Associated Press 26239 at http://wkms.org Extended Unemployment Benefits End http://wkms.org/post/il-extended-federal-unemployment-insurance-ending <p></p><p>The Illinois Department of Employment Security says a federal program that provided unemployment insurance beyond the state's initial 25-week coverage expires Dec. 29. Congress extended the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program earlier this year, but the extension included a provision to end the program later this month. It has provided long-term unemployed people with benefits for 20 weeks beyond the state program financed by Illinois businesses. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:20:15 +0000 The Associated Press and Whitney Jones 25409 at http://wkms.org IL Extended Federal Unemployment Insurance Ending