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Colorado Attorney General joins others in challenge of Trump's federal worker buyout plan

  • Colorado has joined 21 state attorneys general to challenge the Trump administration's buyout plan for federal workers, which affects about 40,000 employees in the state.
  • Attorney General Phil Weiser stated that the coalition aims to support federal workers committed to public service amid concerns over the buyout's legality.
  • U.S. District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. Temporarily blocked the buyout plan and scheduled a hearing to consider further action.
  • The attorneys general argue that the buyout could harm states' ability to provide essential services, with Attorney General Letitia James calling it a 'reckless and unlawful directive.
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Illinois AG joins 20 other attorneys general opposing Trump admin’s federal buyout plan – WAND (Decatur)

The plan, which was issued Jan. 28, offered most federal employees a buyout to voluntarily leave their jobs by Feb. 6. In a release, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said this "Fork in the Road" directive is "an attempt to force federal workers to choose, giving them only days to decide between accepting a legally fraught 'buyout' and potentially being terminated from their jobs."

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Colorado joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s federal ‘buyout’

Colorado has joined 21 state attorneys general to challenge to the Trump administration’s “buyout” plan for federal workers.

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Federal workers, Maryland leaders plan Capitol Hill rally to protest Trump’s efforts to slash workforce

Federal workers and Maryland leaders continue to combat President Donald Trump’s efforts targeting government employees as courts examine the legality of his orders — and as he reportedly plans to issue more. “Federal workers, do not surrender,” Everett Kelley, the head of the largest union of federal employees, said Friday in a live Instagram conversation with U.S. Rep. Sarah Elfreth of Anne Arundel County. “We’re in this fight, and we need to …

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Colorado Attorney General joins others in challenge of Trump's federal worker buyout plan

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Sunday he was joining 20 others to support a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal workers by offering them financial incentives. A judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the plan after federal employee unions filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent the plan's implementation, saying the plan was illegal. Previous: Federal judge pause…

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Attorneys general stand with federal workers, support blocking buyout proposal

New York's and Vermont's attorneys general have signed an amicus brief challenging the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" buyout plan.The plan offered fe

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Judge extends deadline for federal workforce directive, Colorado AG joins the legal fight - Colorado Community Media

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole once again delayed the deadline for President Donald Trump’s administration’s resignation offer, known as a “Fork in the Road,” until further order of the court after a hearing held in Boston on Feb. 10. The ruling comes one day after Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the controversial directive issued by the U.S. Office …

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