Clik here to view.
CBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Talk Jobs, Economy and Government
By Carol Cain CBS62 With the economy clearly driving the 2012 race for the White House Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama took turns at bat to talk up their plans to help create jobs as CBS...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Romney Clearly Won The Debate – Again
The second presidential debate between GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama was quite different from the first due to the town hall format and due to the fact that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Democrats Pick Another Losing Issue Focusing On Binders
Less than three weeks before the election, quite oddly, the top issue for President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and the Democrats is the binders. The more the “left” talk binders, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: No News For Obama
One of the obvious methods of trying to win the presidential election of 2012 on President Barack Obama’s part is to make numerous appearances on popular non-news programs across the television dial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Single-Issue Voting Is Wrong In These Multi-Issue Times
During this election cycle in 2012, like no other time one can remember, Americans tend to be talking about voting due to one single issue or another. Whether it be the Sandra Fluke issue of free...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: A Few Brave Newspapers Endorse Romney Fighting Tide Of Liberal Press
While many newspaper endorsements of the presidential candidates are expected to be for one candidate or the other due to the newspapers’ past affiliations and endorsements of the candidates’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: President Obama Says Vote For Revenge
Though President Barack Obama has said that he was not influenced by the sermons, preached messages and teachings he received from the Reverend Jeremiah Wright in the South Side of Chicago in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Obama’s Biggest Failure Has Been On Race Relations
Even those who were for Sen. John McCain for president in 2008 took comfort in knowing that even though McCain lost, having the nation’s first black president would most certainly lead to an improved...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Ten Reasons Mitt Romney Lost The Election
Today, Republicans feel a combination of confusion, disbelief, and anger as to how a slim majority of Americans can possibly want four more years of the Obama administration in the White House. To...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Jobless Numbers And The Newest Right Wing Conspiracy Theory
There is a new breed of truthers on the right. Joining the paranoid ranks of the advocates of a government role in 9-11 and the birthers fascination with President Obama’s birth certificate are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Sidney Wood Show (Aired 12/28/2013): Listener Appreciation Saturday Edition
On today’s show, Sidney invited several dedicated listeners into the studio to discuss various topics of their own choice. This delightful conversation went from President Obama’s ‘letter grade’ to the...
View ArticleJob Openings Matches Number Of Unemployed For First Time In Decades
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – The U.S. job market reached a historic marker in March as the number of available jobs reportedly equaled the number of unemployed workers for the first time in two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There Are Now More Job Openings Than Workers To Fill Them
05 JUN 18 19:06 ET Lydia DePillis (CNN Money) — Want more evidence that America’s economy needs more workers? For the first time in at least 20 years, there are now more job openings than there are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More GA Jobless Claims In 4 Weeks Than All Of 2009: Coronavirus
Georgia's labor commissioner predicts more unemployment claims in four weeks than in all of 2009, the worst year of the recession.
View ArticleCOVID-19: How To Get Financial Help During The Pandemic
ATLANTA, Ga, (CW69 News at 10) — With the growing number of coronavirus deaths and cases comes mounting business closures and job losses. People have been forced to not only take the necessary safety...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Unemployment: Tracking The Numbers In Georgia And The U.S.
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – We’re keeping track of the unprecedented number of unemployment insurance claims filed nationally and here in the State of Georgia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
View ArticleGov. Kemp, Georgia Dept. Of Labor Address Unemployment Options
Atlanta, Ga. (CW69 NewS at 10pm) PRESS RELEASE: Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor are partnering to ensure Georgians understand their unemployment options as the...
View Article‘There’s Only One Bill To Prioritize — Everything Else Is Negotiable’: CBS...
(CBSNewYork) — Unemployment continues to rise, even as parts of the country take steps toward reopening. April’s unemployment rate more than tripled to 14.7 percent, the worst rise on record. The first...
View ArticleUnemployment Unexpectedly Drops, But Full Recovery Not Imminent
(CBSNewYork) — Unemployment took a surprising turn in May. The official rate, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday morning, dropped to 13.3 percent, down from its 14.7 percent peak in...
View Article‘We Know This Is A Recession, But We Don’t Want This To Go Into Depression...
(CBSNewYork) — The COVID-19 pandemic rages on, and the economy is in a precarious place. What happens in the coming weeks and months will affect millions of people yet remains largely outside their...
View Article‘Job Gains Have Slowed Considerably,’ Says Economic Policy Institute Economist
(CBS New York) — In normal times, the economy adding 1.8 million jobs and dropping the unemployment rate by almost a full percentage point would be great news. But these are not normal times, these are...
View ArticleWhere Do States Stand On Trump’s Unemployment Insurance Executive Order?
(CBSNewYork) — With unemployment near record highs and Congress locked in a standoff on a second round of stimulus, President Trump issued an executive order meant to address the problem. The order,...
View ArticleTrump’s Additional Unemployment Benefit: What We Know Right Now
(CBSNewYork) — Almost three weeks ago, President Trump issued an executive order meant to provide additional aid to the unemployed. The Lost Wages Assistance program (LWA), created by executive order,...
View ArticleTrump’s Additional $300 Unemployment Benefits Could Now Last Up To Six Weeks
The nation’s unemployed received some good news last week. Those who qualify for the additional $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits under the Lost Wages Assistance program (LWA) may receive up...
View ArticleStimulus Check Update: Will Americans See More Financial Aid Before The...
(CBSNewYork) — In recent weeks, hope of relief for the unemployed and struggling workers had grown increasingly faint. The first stimulus package is now a distant memory. President Trump’s Lost Wages...
View ArticleVirtual Career Fair For Military Community Past & Present
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) PRESS RELEASE: Unemployment continues to hold steady at record highs and veteran unemployment stays in step with this trend surging to 9% from just 3% at this time last...
View ArticleStimulus Check Update: What’s The Latest On A Second Payment Package?
(CBSNewYork) — Stimulus discussions are back on the table in Washington. Late last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested they would soon continue talks about a...
View ArticleStimulus Check Latest: Revised HEROES Act, Passed By House, Includes $1200...
(CBS Detroit) — A second stimulus bill is still a possibility, even with time running short before the election. On Monday of this week, House Democrats unveiled a revised stimulus bill that would ease...
View ArticleStimulus Check Latest: Timeline For When Americans Could Receive Next Payment
(CBS Detroit) — A second round of stimulus checks would help prop up the sagging U.S. economy. But Democrats and Republicans couldn’t agree on a deal that would make those stimulus payments and...
View ArticleStimulus Package Update: What Happens To The Economy Without A Second Stimulus?
(CBS Philadelphia) — Talk of a second stimulus package has been bouncing around the halls of Congress for months. But nothing has come to fruition, aside from pronouncements and posturing. The last...
View ArticleMarket Strategist Warns ‘Pain Felt On Main Street Quite Distinct From What’s...
(CBSNewYork) — Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and Wall Street is doing well. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 28,514.76 on Wednesday afternoon, over 3,000 points above where it...
View ArticleStimulus Package Update: Plan Should ‘Give As Generous Aid To Local...
By Norm Elrod (CBS Detroit) — Centrist Democrats and Republicans proposed a $908 billion coronavirus relief package last week, and it started to gain a little traction. Both parties see the need for...
View ArticleGeorgia Unemployment Rate Drops In December, Job Growth Outpaces U.S.
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 New at 10) PRESS RELEASE: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in the month of December. Additionally, the state added 44,700...
View ArticleCarr Warns Of Unemployment Benefits Scams
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) PRESS RELEASE: As tax season is approaching, a number of Georgians are discovering that they may be the victims of unemployment insurance fraud. Consumers claim they...
View ArticleFake Unemployment Scam Alert
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) PRESS RELEASE: The Department of Justice has received reports that fraudsters are creating websites mimicking unemployment benefit websites, including state workforce...
View ArticleGeorgia Unemployment Rate Drops For 13th Straight Month To 4.1% As Jobs Increase
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) PRESS RELEASE: Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia’s unemployment rate dropping for the thirteenth straight month from 4.3% in April to 4.1% for the month of...
View ArticleAtlanta-Area Labor Union, Lawmakers Rally On National Day Of Action On...
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Two days before Georgia halts the supplemental unemployment payments, labor unions and legislators rallied outside several Department of Labor offices in Metro Atlanta....
View ArticleLabor Advocates Demand Unemployment, Minimum Wage Changes At Atlanta Job Fair
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — The fight for unemployment help and higher wages continues, as local organizations and legislators are demand that Governor Brian Kemp and Department of Labor...
View ArticleLocal College Tackling Florida Unemployment Issue
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News at 10) – “I want people to feel comfortable to say, ‘I want to change careers, but I want to be safe’,” said Belinthia Berry who serves as the Dean of Workforce at St....
View ArticleNigerian Hacker And A Repeat Offender Sentenced For Unemployment Fraud And...
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW44 News At 10)– Bamidele Muraina, a Nigerian national who hacked into tax preparation firms and filed fraudulent unemployment benefit claims and tax returns using stolen personally...
View Article