As many as 75 percent of unemployment claims are fake, CT Department of Labor says

The department is receiving thousands of claims a day, about 75 percent of which are suspected to be fraudulent. The claims are “flooding the unemployment system” using stolen identities, which can be … Scammers are overwhelming the state Department of Labor with bogus unemployment claims, the State Department of Labor said.The department is receiving thousands…

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How Inflation Is Impacting The Craft Distilling Industry

By The James E Pepper Distillery in Lexington, KentuckyPhoto, courtesy James E Pepper DistilleryOver the last several years, widespread, persistent inflation and significant labor shortages have been a defining feature of the US economy. Recently I sat down with a group of craft distillers to explore how inflation has impacted them. Not surprisingly, all of…

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