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Rep. Katrina Shankland on unemployment benefit requirements

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

April 28, 2023

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Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, discusses legislation that would expand state work search rules, increase audits and implement drug testing for unemployment insurance recipients in Wisconsin.

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