Ark. governor orders hiring freeze

A day after being sworn in as Arkansas' 46th governor, Republican Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday imposed a hiring freeze on most state agencies and ordered that any new regulations or rules be approved by his office.

The Associated Press reports the executive orders were among Hutchison's promises for his first acts as governor.

"A new day warrants a new perspective," Hutchinson said in a statement released by his office. "The executive orders I signed today will help provide that new perspective, which is critically important as we find new ways to make state government work more efficiently for all Arkansans."

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