WATCH LIVE: Raimondo's 1 PM RI Coronavirus Briefing

WATCH LIVE: Raimondo's 1 PM RI Coronavirus Briefing

 

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Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Rhode Island officials will hold their daily coronavirus briefing at 1 PM at the Rhode Island State House. 

WATCH LIVE: See Video Here When Briefing Begins

On Friday, GoLocal reported, "Rhode Island’s 1950s Technology is Slowing Processing and Payment of Unemployment Claims."

Rhode Island is one of a half dozen states using outdated computer language to process unemployment claims during the coronavirus crisis. In 2018, a GoLocal report unveiled the outdated system and its lack of scalability and back up.

Unemployment claim filings are hitting record highs nationally, and in Rhode Island, the latest numbers show that more than 175,000 in Rhode Island are out of work.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Raimondo does not allow Rhode Islanders to hear reporters' questions. Nearly all governors across the country and the White House allow reporters to ask questions directly and for the public to hear the questions and the responses.

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