– On the day that she was inaugurated as the 47th Governor of the State of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed multiple executive orders, including one instituting an immediate freeze on government hiring and promotions in The Natural State and another banning Critical Race Theory from the state’s public school classrooms.
According to a January 10 media release from the Governor’s office, the hiring freeze order came because Sanders “has the responsibility to reduce government waste and ensure that tax dollars are spent wisely.”
“Elected officials must eliminate unnecessary spending at every level of state government,” the text of the order said. “The Governor of the State of Arkansas will review current and prospective state payroll expenditures to ensure its government functions efficiently and responsibly.”
It added that the hiring and promotion moratorium “is necessary to promote the fiscal efficiency and financial integrity of the State of Arkansas.”
In a separate filing, Gov. Sanders repealed a previous executive order that “was issued to prohibit the promulgation of unnecessary rules and regulations that burden businesses” and replaced it with an order instructing “all state departments, agencies, and offices” to resubmit all rules to the Governor for her review and approval before appearing before legislative committees.
