| The prospect of federal layoffs and job cuts seems to shift by the hour. Judge William Alsup, a federal judge in Northern California, late last week temporarily blocked the Trump administration from layoffs of probationary federal employees. Alsup said Department of Government Efficiency likely didn’t have the authority to fire employees. What’s ahead? I left my crystal ball in another room. But the Trump administration has told federal departments to prepare to initiate “large-scale reductions in force” by March 13. According to a Congressional Research Service look at Census estimates, there are an estimated 22,100-plus federal workers living in Ohio’s congressional District 10, close to 6% of the overall workforce. (District 10 is Montgomery and Greene counties, plus part of Clark County.) Stay tuned. You’ve been laid off from the federal government. Now what? People protest federal government layoffs at Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont., on March 1, 2025. From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in Southern California, protesters turned out to stand up against what they see as threats to public lands. (John Stember/The New York Times) Credit: NYT Layoffs are a painful fact of life for far too many people, not just federal employees. In December, some 1.8 million people were considered laid off or discharged from their jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. What to know: There are resources available. Federal workers may apply for Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees — dubbed “UCFE” — which in Ohio is administered by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the same department that oversees unemployment insurance benefits for everyone who has lost a job through no fault of their own. Read the story. ALSO: DOD civilians expected to respond to the “What did you do last week” email. ALSO: Last week in federal news. Baseball commissioner considers posthumous eligibility for Rose FILE - Pete Rose sits in the Washington Wild Things dugout before a Frontier League baseball game against the Lake Erie Crushers in Washington, Pa, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) Credit: AP For fans for Charlie Hustle, these have been a heady few days. President Trump has said he may pardon Pete Rose. And Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is said to be considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s ineligible list, according to a source who claims to be familiar with what’s going on. The story: Is complicated. I hear some on sports radio talk shows talk of protecting the game’s “purity.” That’s usually followed by the commercials for online gambling companies Draft Kings and FanDuel sponsoring those same shows. Read the story. ALSO: Listen as Pete Rose discusses his gambling debt. ALSO: Gem City gamble: The Dayton-Charlie Hustle connection, as told by a veteran reporter. Site Selection magazine: We’re No. 1 Sierra Nevada Corp. celebrated the opening of it's new 100,000-square-foot aircraft maintenance hanger and the groundbreaking of two other slightly larger hangers that will be built near the Dayton International Airport. JIM NOELKER/STAFF Credit: Jim Noelker What happened: The editors of Site Selection magazine believe Dayton is a gem. Site Selection placed the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek area atop metro areas of similar sizes for adaptability and development muscle in the magazine’s new annual Governor’s Cup rankings. Hey Nineteen: It’s the 19th straight year the region has ranked in the top 10 and the sixth year it has placed first, the Dayton Development Coalition noted Monday. Read the story. EPA deems Wright-Patterson groundwater ‘not under control’ A C-17 Globemaster III takes off Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Wright Patterson Air Force Base. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF What happened: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that its migration of PFAS contaminated groundwater is deemed “not under control,” a change from the base’s previous status. The update came in a Dec. 16 letter from the Chicago office of the EPA to John Crocker, a remedial project manager at Wright-Patterson. The change was a result of tighter EPA-mandated limits. What they’re saying: A spokeswoman for the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson said: “The recent updates to the environmental indicator status reflect changes in how the EPA reports and tracks this information. As you are aware, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been proactively addressing water quality concerns and collaborating closely with our community partners.” Read the story. Xenia greenlights townhouses, will speed Market District development A map of the final planned Xenia Market District development. CONTRIBUTED What’s happening: As work on the Xenia Market District continues, the city has proposed a rezoning to accommodate housing for the site, and expedite new construction approval. Xenia City Council introduced legislation to rezone the Market District from downtown business to a so-called “planned unit development,” with an added “streamlined, expedited review process of individual phases,” city documents show. Why this matters: In this case, speed equals quality, city leaders believe. “It’s a higher standard of design compared to what we currently have in the city,” City Planner Brian Forschner told council members. Read the story. Contact Me: Thanks for being here, as always. You can reach me anytime at tom.gnau@coxinc.com or on X, where direct messages are always on. I’m also on LinkedIn and on our Dayton Business page, with my colleagues. Quick hits What the Bengals need: On the defensive side of the ball, a lot. MARCANO: Cut the library some slack. 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