Gov. Maura Healey in April imposed controls on state government hiring, citing slumping state tax collections. Since then, tax receipts have rebounded and the Executive Branch has quietly hired 1,304 new employees.
The total cost of new hires to Healey’s administration has been $87.1 million since the hiring restrictions went into effect on April 3, according to publicly available payroll data confirmed by the state Comptroller’s office and the Executive Office of Administration and Finance.
