Business people petition governor to end supplemental unemployment payments

LOVELAND — A group of about 170 business people from Northern Colorado has signed a letter asking Gov. Jared Polis to end now the special unemployment benefits that are not set to expire until September. 

The signers, as noted in the letter, believe that the benefits are keeping some people from returning to work at a time when businesses are trying to operate at full capacity but unable to find people to fill positions. Others, however, say eliminating the payments won’t necessarily cause people to return to work if other factors have greater significance to them.

“Our economy is booming in Colorado,…