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Thu., April 29, 2010 7:33am (EDT)

Legislative Session’s Final Day Ahead
By Edgar Treiguts
Updated: 2 years ago

ATLANTA  —  
The budget now goes before the full House and Senate for approval today, on this final day of the General Assembly session.  (GPB Photo)
The budget now goes before the full House and Senate for approval today, on this final day of the General Assembly session. (GPB Photo)
A deal is in-place for Georgia’s new budget. House and Senate negotiators late last night came to agreement on sticking points within the $17.8 billion blueprint for fiscal year 2011.

Key lawmakers working on the plan had earlier said differences were not big, but involved how deep cuts could be made for programs and agencies. The state will have about $3 billion less in its budget than what it had only three years ago.

The budget now goes before the full House and Senate for approval today, on this final day of the General Assembly session.

The longest Session in the state’s history still has other issues to be resolved. Legislation on guns, abortion and teacher performance pay remain unresolved.

Lawmakers expect to work late tonight at the state Capitol.