Unemployment insurance systems get federal cash

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on September 29, 2009 at 8:10 am

Tennessee’s unemployment insurance plan infrastructure will get an upgrade courtesy of almost $7 million in Labor Department cash. Only Georgia, Ohio and Oregon received more money – which says we either lobbied well or our systems really need the help.

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Research firm nabs WIC contract

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on March 31, 2009 at 9:44 pm

Green Hills-based Edge Healthcare Research will survey a portion of the 150,000 people enrolled in Tennessee’s WIC program ahead of an overhaul later this year.

New federal guidelines to take effect October 2009 have modified the current supplemental food packages offered through the WIC Program, and the Tennessee Department of Health wants to ensure that WIC recipients have access to the foods they use which are covered under the new food package guidelines.

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