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The Morning Show
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 7:30am
By Steven Potter

Throughout the pandemic, thousands of Wisconsinites have struggled to get unemployment benefits through the state’s antiquated processing system. We talk to a UW economics professor who has an idea for solving that problem: outsource the claims processing and payment program to private industry.

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