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Alabama Legislature votes to raise unemployment benefits
The Associated Press, 5/9/2008, 11:53 a.m. CDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Legislature has voted to raise the state's maximum weekly unemployment compensation benefit.
The Legislature passed a three-bill package Thursday night that will increase the maximum weekly benefit by $20 in July to $255. Then it will add another $10 in July 2009 to make the maximum weekly benefit $265.
The bills were worked out between labor and business groups, and they passed the Legislature overwhelmingly.
