Facing a historic fiscal challenge and a $121 million personnel budget shortfall, Maryland Governor Wes Moore has outlined a plan to cut costs through a hiring freeze and voluntary separation program for state employees.
In an email sent to State employees this afternoon, Governor Moore said the plan to cut that money includes buyouts and a hiring freeze starting on July 1, 2025.
The Governor says the State, “is being tested by two storms: An historic fiscal challenge – the worst since the Great Recession – and a federal administration that continues to harm Maryland’s people and the economy.”…