Gov. Brown Orders State Hiring Freeze

For his third executive order since taking office in January, Governor Jerry Brown has ordered all state agencies to "freeze hiring" in an effort to reduce further spending. "We have a $25 billion deficit, and we must do everything possible to save money and make government leaner and more efficient," Brown said in a statement.

Brown's budget, as reported in the Sacto Bee, requires "state agencies to achieve $363 million in operational cost savings in the next fiscal year."

[Sacto Bee]