| West Virginians who have lost their jobs with their unemployment benefits expiring, could get some extra assistance.
Gov. Joe Manchin is calling legislators into a special session to consider extending jobless benefits next week.
Under the federal stimulus package, states with high unemployment rates can receive extra federal funding to give unemployed workers up to 20 additional weeks of benefits.
Because of the way the West Virginia's unemployment compensation laws are written now, the state had been excluded from the extended benefits.
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