Kate Giammarise | WESA
Kate Giammarise focuses her reporting on poverty, social services and affordable housing. Before joining WESA, she covered those topics for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for nearly five years; prior to that, she spent several years in the paper’s Harrisburg bureau covering the legislature, governor and state government. She was part of the P-G staff that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting on the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
She has won numerous state and local awards for her reporting and was honored with a 2020 Keystone Media Award for her beat reporting on poverty. She can be reached at kgiammarise@wesa.fm or 412-697-2953.
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Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry is still dealing with unemployment-related fraud problems. That’s both criminals attempting to steal unemployment benefits and legitimate claimants who are being told their claims are fraudulent. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more.
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After a multi-million-dollar computer upgrade to Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation system last summer, some parts of the new system are running smoothly, though other aspects still need improvement. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more on a recent report submitted to state legislators.
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Pennsylvanians who are behind on paying their water bills can apply for assistance from a new program starting Tuesday. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the details.
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Pennsylvania has been allocated more than $350 million in federal funds to help prevent foreclosures from pandemic-related hardships, but homeowners can’t apply for the money just yet. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the details.
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Many people who were laid off early in the coronavirus pandemic have returned to work. But some are still dealing with problems from Pennsylvania’s Unemployment system. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has the story on the distressing messages some have received from the state.
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A committee that advises the state about upgrades to its unemployment system has identified some problems that still need to be fixed. WESA’s Kate Giammarise has more from Wednesday’s meeting.