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"The Partnership for Public Service, which studies the federal workforce, has used budget figures to produce a rough estimate that Trump's firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers will cost upward of $135 billion this fiscal year."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Elon Musk and DOGE’s Savings May Be Erased by New Costs
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back.

And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
April 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
“Vladimir, STOP!” wrote President Donald Trump on his social media site this morning.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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The US Department of Transportation is significantly loosening crash reporting requirements, according to a new framework released today.

It’s a boon for the automotive industry as a whole—and for Elon Musk’s Tesla in particular.
In a Boon for Tesla, Feds Weaken Rules for Reporting on Self-Driving
A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically-made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.
www.wired.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
February 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@davemccormick.bsky.social you should hold a town hall so PA residents can speak with you!
February 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM