Thousands of U.S. Government employees could be out of a job, according to a “best guess” from a Wells Fargo economist.

This has big-time ramifications for Connecticut…and the roughly 19,000 federal workers living here.

Many recently laid off people are speaking out, including a Marine Corps veteran from Vernon named Gabriel D’Alatri.

This hour, how federal workers who’ve been let go are processing massive job cuts as government agencies are dismantled.

GUESTS:
Lisa Hagen, Federal policy reporter, CT Mirror and CT Public
Eddy Martinez, General assignment reporter, Connecticut Public
Mark Zaretsky, Reporter, Hearst Connecticut Media
Jory Heckman, Reporter, Federal News Network

Thousands of U.S. Government employees could be out of a job, according to a &ldquo;best guess&rdquo; from a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2025-03-05/federal-worker-firings-could-imperil-the-economy-but-the-damage-is-yet-to-be-seen-in-the-data">Wells Fargo economist</a>.
This has big-time ramifications for Connecticut&hellip;and the roughly 19,000 federal workers living here.
Many recently laid off people are speaking out,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-03-04/trump-speech-address-federal-workers-ct">including a Marine Corps veteran from Vernon</a>&nbsp;named Gabriel D&rsquo;Alatri.
This hour, how federal workers who&rsquo;ve been let go are processing massive job cuts as government agencies are dismantled.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/lisa-hagen-1">Lisa Hagen</a>, Federal policy reporter,&nbsp;CT Mirror and CT Public</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/eddy-martinez">Eddy Martinez</a>, General assignment reporter,&nbsp;Connecticut Public</li>
<li><a href="https://www.nhregister.com/author/mark-zaretsky/">Mark Zaretsky</a>, Reporter,&nbsp;Hearst Connecticut Media</li>
<li><a href="https://federalnewsnetwork.com/author/jory-heckman/">Jory Heckman</a>, Reporter,&nbsp;Federal News Network</li>
</ul>

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