Sununu signed an executive order on Friday that rescinds a directive he issued last March putting the brakes on hiring to help reduce a projected $350 million pandemic-fueled budget deficit. But the revenue shortfall has been whittled down to $50 million, Sununu announced as part of this annual budget address last week.
“The lifting of this hiring freeze is yet another sign that our management paid off and our economy is on its way to returning to the historic highs of before this pandemic,” he said in a statement.
