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Sunday, May 22, 2011  Missouri's one of several states cutting the number of weeks that laid-off workers can get unemployment insurance, as a way to limit tax increases on businesses. Michigan, Missouri and Arkansas recently reduced the maximum number of weeks.

Monday, December 06, 2010  Story updated with outcome of tax cut negotiations

Thursday, August 26, 2010  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Employers appear to be laying off workers again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November.

Friday, September 04, 2009  Iowa officials say employers will have to pay more to the state unemployment insurance trust fund to offset rising jobless insurance benefits paid to laid-off workers.