Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is moving forward with a voluntary buyout program and hiring freeze, flip-flopping on an issue that he and other top Democrats rejected months earlier.

Gov. Wes Moore told Maryland state employees in an email Tuesday that they should brace for a hiring freeze, voluntary buyouts and reductions to the workforce to balance a state budget that has been heavily impacted by Trump administration spending cuts.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a hiring freeze will go into effect July 1 and voluntary buyouts are on the way as the state looks to close a $121 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year.