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Judge approves Trump buyout

By Nate Raymond and Karen Freifeld Reuters BOSTON/ WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of U.S. civil servants were cleared to take a buyout from Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday after a federal judge ruled the unprecedented downsizing effort could proceed. About 75,000 workers have signed up for the buyout, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, equal to 3% of the civilian workforce. Trump’s administration has promised to pay their salaries through October…Read more

Senators sound the alarm on national parks’ staffing

By VICTORIA BUDIONO Honolulu Star-Advertiser U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and 21 of her Senate colleagues are calling on newly confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to address critical staffing shortages at the National Park Service. In a letter sent to Burgum, the senators outlined concerns over the impact of recent staffing cuts and hiring freezes, warning that the situation could severely affect national parks across the country, including those in Hawaii. Hawaii is home to eight…Read more

‘It’s a proven success’

By DAN NAKASO Honolulu Star-Advertiser Popular and successful efforts that have returned over 800 homeless people to the mainland since 2015 would become permanent if either of two bills in the state Legislature becomes law this session. In 2024, 6,389 homeless people were counted as homeless across the state, with most of them – 4,494 – on Oahu. The overwhelming majority are from Hawaii. But House Bill 212 and Senate Bill 360 would focus on people with mainland ties who ended up…Read more

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