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  "path": "/2026/06/03/federal-worker-layoffs-threaten-cornerstone-industry-for-maryland/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T10:38:56.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Work & the Economy",
    "Del. Denise Roberts",
    "Department of Government Efficiency",
    "DOGE",
    "Donald Trump",
    "federal layoffs",
    "federal RIFs",
    "federal workers",
    "Harry Coker Jr.",
    "reductions in force"
  ],
  "textContent": "In a given year, Maryland draws about $150 billion in federal contracts, grants, salaries and other funding, benefiting from its proximity to the capital, but in the past year Maryland has lost more than 31,000 federal jobs — about a 15% reduction.",
  "title": "Federal worker layoffs threaten cornerstone industry for Maryland"
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