Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey holds a news conference with Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, state House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, D-3rd Norfolk, and Senate President Karen Spilka, D-Middlesex/Norfolk, on Monday, March 10, 2025 (John L. Micek/MassLive) (John L. Micek/MassLive)

Gov. Maura Healey said she plans to freeze all hiring across the executive branch starting later this month in response to “widespread economic uncertainty” at the national level and a “tightening

The freeze will take effect on May 27 and will manage the state’s finances as it is finalizing the spending budget for the next fiscal year.