Republican leaders in 25 states will terminate the $300 weekly federal pandemic unemployment boost before funding for the program expires in September. The weekly boost to state unemployment benefits was part of the third Trump-era pandemic stimulus package. Even under Trump, some Republicans argued that the supplement, which was $600 per week at the time, would result in some people staying out of the workforce because they would earn more money by staying home. The benefit was renewed under President Joe Biden with a lower $300 per week amount but has come under scrutiny after lukewarm economic indicators and business owners complaining about being unable to hire workers. Maryland became the 25th state on June 1 to say it will terminate the benefits. All of the states involved will have terminated the payments between June 12 and July 13. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that while the program gave “important …