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Stephen Council

Author Archives: Stephen Council

Stephen is working as an Audience Intern this summer and is a rising junior at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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Posted inEconomy

Who will pay for all of California’s unemployment fraud?

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council December 22, 2020

The battle has begun over billions of dollars allegedly stolen during the pandemic, pitting state officials against a web of scammers and their own private contractors. With another stimulus bill poised to inject more cash into a leaky system, taxpayers could be left holding the bag.

Stephanie Moore sits with her eight-month-old dog Spooky at a local park in Lawndale, CA, on Nov. 17, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.
Posted inEconomy

How Bank of America helped fuel California’s unemployment meltdown

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council November 20, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Freeze first, verify second: Unemployed Californians get a fright from EDD

Stephen Council by Stephen Council October 7, 2020
Window with a closed sign due to the closure of almost all businesses amid the Coronavirus outbreak, Downtown Los Angeles, April 11 2020. Photo by Ana M Amortegui via iStock
Posted inExplainers

Filing for unemployment? Here’s how California is scrambling to respond

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council July 30, 2020
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Presenta una solicitud por desempleo? Así es como California está esforzándose por responder

Lauren HeplerStephen Council by Lauren Hepler and Stephen Council July 30, 2020
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