For years. For years I've instructed my cabinet secretaries, my agency directors to shrink employee count and cut unnecessary contracts. I'm committed to having fewer state employees at the end of my term than when I took office in 2019. I also mandated an end to work from home policies for all state employees so we could better serve the people of our state. (12:28–12:35)
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Commits to reducing the number of state employees by the end of his term compared to 2019.
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