Policy experts with the nonprofit Georgia Budget and Policy Institute are hoping lawmakers pass an equitable budget that restores cuts made during the pandemic and invests in public health and education.

Budget cuts due to the COVID-19 economic crisis have led the state’s mental health agency to lay off 200 employees.

The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections will be appealing to the county for more money as they head into an August runoff and what could be a very...