A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to reinstate probationary workers who were let go in recent mass firings from six different agencies, including the Department of Defense.  The administration is expected to file an appeal against the ruling by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco.  The judge’s order came during a federal court hearing over a lawsuit from labor unions and other groups...

The California Department of Finance cleared a $3.44 billion loan to make up for a gap in Medi-Cal spending, which critics say is due to illegal immigrant healthcare costs, whereas the governor’s office argues it’s not out of the ordinary. It was revealed a few weeks ago that the state had $6 billion in expected costs for Medi-Cal, but it is now roughly $9.5 billion. This comes after...

Federal agencies are required to submit layoff plans to the White House and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Thursday as the Trump administration works to slim down and streamline the federal government.  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 11 that ordered federal agency leaders to “undertake preparations to initiate large-scale reductions in force.” The order focused on removing employees in offices suspended or closed by the Trump...