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State employees offered $20,000 as part of Md. buyout aimed at cutting payrolls
Thousands of state employees were notified Thursday of a buyout program intended to reduce the size of Md. government and cut ...
Senate Democrats join fired State Department employees to rally against layoffs
Senate Democrats on Friday joined State Department employees in protest of the Trump administration’s decision to layoff ...
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State Department fires 1,300 employees
The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America's global ...
State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
Esparto explosion investigation raises conflict of interest questions. What are California leaders doing about it?
As the investigation continues into the deadly explosion in Esparto, a web of possible conflict-of-interest issues have come to light involving Yolo County, raising new questions.
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WORLD BRIEFLY State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees
The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America’s global ...
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State Department is laying off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the Trump administration that critics say will damage America’s global ...
DOGE sprouts in red states, as governors embrace the cost-cutter brand and make it their own
President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has spawned state-level DOGE initiatives as Republican governors and lawmakers aim to show that they're in step. Critics say some ...
Intel chops several hundred Bay Area tech jobs as chipmaker retrenches
The semiconductor colossus has revealed a decision to cut 410 jobs in the Bay Area during July, according to official WARN ...
A look at what happened in the US government this week
President Donald Trump's tariff talks heat up again. Fallout from the Department of Justice's Jeffrey Epstein memo continues. Federal agents and protesters clashed in California over ICE raids. And ...