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Bill to extend unemployment benefits for mining workers receives committee approval

Jan 12, 2023 09:41AM ● By Content Editor
Photo Cleveland Cliffs Northshore Mine (Northern News Now)

By 
Hayley Raatsi - Northern News Now - January 11, 2023


Minnesota House Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee unanimously approved legislation to extend Unemployment Insurance benefits for about 420 workers who lost their jobs due to the idling of Northshore Mining facilities in Babbitt and Silver Bay.


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