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Gov. Inslee imposes WA spending freeze amid budget shortfall

Governor Jay Inslee is implementing a hiring and spending freeze because the state is facing a "serious operating budget deficit." Governor Inslee issued an executive order on Tuesday ordering state agencies to suspend hiring for certain positions. However, the hiring freeze does not apply to positions that directly affect public safety; positions that are essential to the health and welfare activities of the state government; positions that gen…

州長傑伊．英斯利正在實施招聘和支出凍結，原因是華州面臨「嚴重的營運預算赤字」。 英斯利州長週二發布行政令，命令州機構暫停招聘某些職位。但凍結招募不適用於：直接影響公共安全的崗位；對州政府的健康和福利活動至關重要的職位；產生收入的職位；需要滿足法定任務或聯邦要求的職位。 州長表示，這樣做的原因是華州的預算赤字。據華盛頓州財務管理...

因預算赤字華州州長凍結招聘和支出

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Falun Gong

Washington governor freezes hiring and spending amid budget deficit

Governor Jay Inslee has mandated a freeze on most non-essential hiring, service contracts, purchasing, and travel for state agencies to address a significant budget shortfall. The directive, issued late Monday, includes exceptions for positions that directly impact public safety, contracts related to tax collection or revenue generation, and essential travel required for core job duties. Download the PDF of the full directive here. “While this i…

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Deseret Management Corporation

Tacoma

Pierce County

Inslee issues hiring freeze for non-essential works

With the state facing a multibillion-dollar budget gap, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered state agencies to freeze “most nondiscretionary and nonessential” hiring, service contracts, purchasing and travel.

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Spokane

Spokane County

Gov. Inslee orders hiring and travel freeze for state agencies

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington State Governor Jay Inslee issued a directive on Monday that freezes some hiring, service contracts, and purchases in state agencies amid a projected revenue shortfall in the state. The directive freezes most non-discretionary and non-essential hiring, the governor’s office said, noting the hiring freeze does not apply to public safety jobs, jobs needed to fill vacancies in “critical areas,” non-essential servic…

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Portland

Multnomah County

Oregon

Inslee freezes hiring in state agencies amid $400M budget shortfall

Dec. 3—Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a spending freeze for Washington state government agencies in response to "a significant operating deficit." The freeze affects nonessential hiring, service contracts, purchasing of goods and equipment and travel. Spending on critical services, as well as hiring to fill vacancies in critical areas, is exempt from the freeze. A Nov. 8 memo from Inslee's ...

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Seattle

King County

(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is calling for a freeze on hiring, services contracts, goods and equipment purchases, and travel to deal with a projected operating

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Franklin News Foundation

Gov. Inslee imposes spending freeze to deal with $10B-$12B operating budget gap

Governor Inslee has declared a government spending freeze in response to a projected $400 million revenue shortfall through 2029.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group

Inslee imposes government spending freeze amid projected revenue shortfall

(The Center Square) – Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is calling for a freeze on hiring, services contracts, goods and equipment purchases, and travel to deal with a projected operating budget shortfall between $10 billion and $12 billion over the next four years. The shortfall exists despite the state’s record $72 billion budget. “Effective December 2, 2024, for all agencies under my direction and control, I am directing a freeze on the follow…

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Gov. Inslee imposes spending freeze to deal with $10B-$12B operating budget gap - Everett Post

Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he is implementing a hiring and spending freeze as the state faces a “significant operating budget deficit."

Gov. Inslee imposes WA spending freeze amid budget shortfall

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