Topic: Neighbors in Need
Posted on 12/2/2020
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s CBS affiliate WRGB-TV Albany’s anchor Anne McCloy has helped thousands of people access unemployment benefits during the ongoing pandemic. After she was approached by someone struggling to get through to the state’s unemployment office, Anne McCloy began investigating the backlog, eventually bringing the issue directly to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during a press conference. Read the account of her work and the impact on ending the state’s unemployment claims backlog here.
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