"Unemployment issues?" sign Kentucky

Dozens of laid-off workers say they began receiving checks from the state, only to see the payments stop, leaving them in financial limbo for weeks or months. "There are thousands more who have received a couple weeks of payment but then it got cut off,” one lawmaker said.

Indiana will provide an additional $300 per week in unemployment benefits under President Trump's Aug. 8 executive order, while Kentucky will become the first state to provide the full $400 per week.