![Timothy D. Easley FILE The Kentucky State Capitol is draped in sun in Frankfort, Ky., April 7, 2021. Kentucky has awarded a long-awaited contract to replace its decades-old unemployment insurance system, which showed its shortcomings during the COVID-19 pandemic when a record surge of jobless claims resulted in processing backlogs, the state said Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/be307eab8c3d4715897bd79c5a3790e3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE The Kentucky State Capitol is draped in sun in Frankfort, Ky., April 7, 2021. Kentucky has awarded a long-awaited contract to replace its decades-old unemployment insurance system, which showed its shortcomings during the COVID-19 pandemic when a record surge of jobless claims resulted in processing backlogs, the state said Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
![Timothy D. Easley FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Kentucky has awarded a long-awaited contract to replace its decades-old unemployment insurance system, which showed its shortcomings during the COVID-19 pandemic when a record surge of jobless claims resulted in processing backlogs, the state said Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/969ef84c020a4f50ba9771340e7e8f1c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Kentucky has awarded a long-awaited contract to replace its decades-old unemployment insurance system, which showed its shortcomings during the COVID-19 pandemic when a record surge of jobless claims resulted in processing backlogs, the state said Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)