For Coloradans getting by on federal unemployment benefits, the wait for them to restart is agonizing

One of the issues with starting the latest version of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program is the new law requires states to add a new identification verification step for claimants, Cher Haavind, the department spokeswoman, said. That's in place to reduce fraud, which was rampant when PUA was introduced, costing Colorado at least $7 million in fraudulent claims.