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Hobbs orders hiring freeze, wants agencies to propose spending cuts

Bob Christie, Capitol Media Services//April 22, 2024//

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Hobbs orders hiring freeze, wants agencies to propose spending cuts

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Hobbs orders hiring freeze, wants agencies to propose spending cuts

Bob Christie, Capitol Media Services//April 22, 2024//

Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered what is essentially a hiring freeze for new state employees and instructed her department heads to send her a plan this week to cut $1.2...

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