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City officials say the move is part of upgrading service just as San Diego begins levying its first-ever trash pickup fee.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025 -
Union officials hoping to block the terminations said the officers described in the court documents were just a small portion of the 30 officers targeted for termination, many of whom had worked for various city and law enforcement agencies in the past.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Cathleen Reynolds, who most recently served as the interim city administrator/clerk/treasurer of Crosby, Minn.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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The 1,300-member Judicial Professional Employees Union, which represents probation officers, information technology analysts, assistant clerks, counselors and other support staff, announced an impasse July 2.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
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Anyone who supports this is a disgusting excuse for a human being, let alone a public servant.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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On both a family Bible and Hoosier President Benjamin Harrison's inaugural Bible, Braun took the oath of office before a packed theater of public servants and politicos at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in downtown Indianapolis.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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Is there anything that Congress can do to protect some of these civil servants?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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In total, the 2,145 senior staff make up the bulk of the 2,694 civil servants who have agreed to leave NASA through early retirements, buyouts, or deferred resignation offers — part of a wider administration effort to pare down the federal workforce.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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The recall or rejection of other Bay Area progressive officeholders in recent elections is another.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
8 July 2025
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But the decision to do so just days before leaving the country, potentially giving another officeholder the power to oversee the state of emergency, was highly unusual, political scientists say.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2025
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