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News Articles: 2021 Budget

Gov. Brian Kemp signs the FY21 budget.

Kemp Signs ‘Bittersweet’ $25.9 Billion State Budget

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state’s fiscal year 2021 budget Tuesday, enacting more than $2 billion in cuts due to lower revenues wrought by the...

June 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
House Appropriations Chair Terry England (R-Auburn) answers questions about the 2020 midyear budget.

In Waning Hours Of 2020 Session, Lawmakers Pass Pared-Back Budget

When Georgia’s fiscal year budget begins Wednesday, it will be 10% lighter because of the coronavirus pandemic – though many of the worst-case cuts have...

June 27, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
House Appropriations Chair Sen. Terry England and Senate Appropriations Chair Rep. Blake Tillery have worked with bipartisan conference committee to develop a budget compromise.

Georgia Legislators Rush To Pass Bills As Session Winds Down

Lawmakers have little time, but big goals to get bills they've sponsored passed before the legislative session ends on Friday. They will vote on the $26...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Teachers stand in from of the Capitol to talk to lawmakers about proposed budget cuts to education.

Education Takes Big Hit In Proposed Budget

" To call this an unusual or abnormal time is an understatement at best," said Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, chairman of the Senate Appropriations...

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Sen. Blake Tillery presents the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.

Lawmakers Tackle Budget With $2.6 Billion In Spending Cuts

The coronavirus trauma that devastated Georgia’s economy loomed large during Day 34 of the legislative session. Senators spent much of Friday morning...

June 20, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
The Georgia General Assembly reconvenes on Monday after a three-month suspension

Georgia Lawmakers Return To Capitol With Budget, Hate Crime Bill As Priorities

When the Georgia General Assembly reconvenes on Monday following a three-month suspension, lawmakers will wrestle with a state reeling from massive...

June 15, 2020
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By:
  • Donna Lowry

House Appropriations Committee Approves Budget With Fewer Cuts, Smaller Teacher Pay Raise

The Georgia House budget-writing committee House passed its version of the FY 2021 state spending plan that would give teachers a $1,000 base pay raise...

March 09, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

After Hearings, Lawmakers Must Balance Cuts And Growth In State Budget

Georgia lawmakers have spent the past week in hearings learning more about the governor's proposed $28.1 billion spending plan , which includes several...

January 24, 2020
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Stephen Fowler

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