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HAS HIRING FREEZE THAWED? ADMIN NOT SAYING YES, OR NO
1/10/17 11:44 AM
In July, as the Legislature was gearing up to steamroll Gov. Charlie Baker by restoring almost all of the $265 million in budget vetoes he handed down, the governor's team announced a hiring freeze across the executive branch. The goal was to hit a $100 million "efficiency savings" target in a state budget Baker had just signed, but one that he warned was vulnerable to spending pressures due to underfunded accounts.