Get State of Kentucky to pay out Unemployment Claims!

The Issue

For almost a year, the good people of Kentucky who have lost their jobs due to the Corona Virus have been fighting to get their rightful unemployment benefits. Some have been waiting since March 2020. Some people are poised to lose everything they have worked so hard for while others have already lost everything. 
Every time the government in Washington DC rolls out a new program for unemployment, the State of Kentucky always has an excuse as to why people aren’t paid. Emails go unanswered, people have been on hold with the “help line” for up to 9 hours a day with no one getting to them, while others just get hung up on.  
Others have been in the “call back que” for months, only getting an automated response every week that they will be called back and never are. 
The latest unemployment phase has been rolled out to other states very quickly, while the State of Kentucky is still making excuses as to why the UI and PUA money, along with the extra $300 per week is not there. 
They tell us not to open a new claim - the old ones from 2020 will switch over. At the last minute, they tell us all to reclaim starting on the 18th of January, with a waiting period of 13 days. It is supposed to be back dated to the beginning of January. But we will never see that back pay because we can’t get in touch with anyone. 
The State of Kentucky spent millions of dollars with a 3rd party consulting company in 2020 to “fix” the system and nothing was fixed. 
Please help support the great people of Kentucky to get what’s rightfully theirs. Sign below if you agree with our mission. Thank you!

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The Issue

For almost a year, the good people of Kentucky who have lost their jobs due to the Corona Virus have been fighting to get their rightful unemployment benefits. Some have been waiting since March 2020. Some people are poised to lose everything they have worked so hard for while others have already lost everything. 
Every time the government in Washington DC rolls out a new program for unemployment, the State of Kentucky always has an excuse as to why people aren’t paid. Emails go unanswered, people have been on hold with the “help line” for up to 9 hours a day with no one getting to them, while others just get hung up on.  
Others have been in the “call back que” for months, only getting an automated response every week that they will be called back and never are. 
The latest unemployment phase has been rolled out to other states very quickly, while the State of Kentucky is still making excuses as to why the UI and PUA money, along with the extra $300 per week is not there. 
They tell us not to open a new claim - the old ones from 2020 will switch over. At the last minute, they tell us all to reclaim starting on the 18th of January, with a waiting period of 13 days. It is supposed to be back dated to the beginning of January. But we will never see that back pay because we can’t get in touch with anyone. 
The State of Kentucky spent millions of dollars with a 3rd party consulting company in 2020 to “fix” the system and nothing was fixed. 
Please help support the great people of Kentucky to get what’s rightfully theirs. Sign below if you agree with our mission. Thank you!

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The Decision Makers

Andy Beshear
Kentucky Governor
Rand Paul
U.S. Senate - Kentucky
State of Kentucky Unemployment
State of Kentucky Unemployment
Tucker Carlson Tonight
Tucker Carlson Tonight
Representative Andy Barr
Representative Andy Barr

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Petition created on January 23, 2021