Strapped state and local governments trimmed their payrolls for the fifth month in a row.

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So far, he has replaced one minister (Muslim party leader Hamzah Haz), suspended another (Wiranto) and severely trimmed the bureaucratic powers of a third (state secretary Ali Rahman, who has since resigned).

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Some complain that by posting such information Mr Scott, whose budgets have trimmed Florida's already lean workforce, is stoking public anger against state employees and their generous pensions.

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