Poems of patriotism

Poems of patriotism

Proudly We Hailed

dawn stretches awake a revised July
only scantily clad in red, white and blue—
the fashion outdated

Baker implements hiring freeze as legislature overrides budget vetoes
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Baker implements hiring freeze as legislature overrides budget vetoes

State House News Service

A hiring freeze takes effect across the executive branch Monday, part of the Baker administration's plans to hit a $100 million "efficiency savings" target in the new state budget.

Administration and Finance Secretary Kristen Lepore outlined the hiring controls in a July 15 memo, and said the freeze would continue through her secretariat's "spending plan process."

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