Legislation will extend unemployment insurance benefits in Ala.

Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign
Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for
jobless people in all states who have exhausted their benefits. The
jobless living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher
would receive an additional six weeks. States receiving the
additional benefits:
    -Alabama
    -Arizona
    -California
    -Florida
    -Georgia
    -Idaho
    -Illinois
    -Indiana
    -Kentucky
    -Maine
    -Massachusetts
    -Michigan
    -Mississippi
    -Missouri
    -Nevada
    -New Jersey
    -North Carolina
    -New York
    -Ohio
    -Oregon
    -Pennsylvania
    -Rhode Island
    -South Carolina
    -Tennessee
    -Washington
    -Wisconsin
    -West Virginia