The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which President Obama signed on Feb. 17, 2009, contains a major extension of unemployment benefits. States administer unemployment based on federal ...

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer will ask state lawmakers to extend financial help for Arizonans who have been unable to find work before their unemployment benefits have run out. Gubernatorial press aide ...

Politico's Chris Frates on who's to blame for ending unemployment benefits July 1, 2010— -- More than 1.3 million unemployed workers won't be getting their next round of unemployment benefits, ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Pentagon will begin the process to extend health care, housing and other federal benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as ...

Wednesday marks the beginning of the end of extended unemployment benefits for about 2 million Americans. A bill to extend the benefits past the end of December was blocked by House Republicans in mid ...

Hospital stays for 4 in 10 births in the United States are funded by Medicaid according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, but for many mothers, Medicaid benefits are cut off 60 days after giving birth.