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  "path": "/2026/06/02/a-year-later-laid-off-federal-workers-are-still-piecing-their-lives-back-together/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T07:54:18.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Work & the Economy",
    "AFGE",
    "American Federation of Government Employees",
    "Civil Service",
    "Department of Government Efficiency",
    "DOGE",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Elon Musk",
    "federal jobs",
    "federal workforce",
    "Office of Personnel Management",
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  "textContent": "For the tens of thousands of federal workers in Maryland who were laid off in the early days of the second Trump presidency, the cuts set off months of financial strain, career upheaval and emotional fallout in a state unusually dependent on federal employment.",
  "title": "A year later, laid-off federal workers are still piecing their lives back together"
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