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News Articles: budget cuts

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Georgia entering vacation season short of game wardens

With the traditional summer vacation season getting underway, Georgia continues to suffer from a chronic shortage of game wardens to serve its 2 million hunters and 600,000 to 700,000 anglers.

May 28, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Atlanta. The Republican Kemp announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 that state agencies can ask lawmakers to increase spending by 3% in upcoming budgets.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dangles the possibility of increased state spending after years of surpluses

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appears ready to loosen the purse strings a little after having built a budget surplus that could top $10 billion. The money has been accumulating for three years.

August 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, votes yea for HB 493 in the House chambers during crossover day at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Georgia budget to pay full tuition for college scholarships

Georgia lawmakers are agreeing to a state budget that will pay full tuition for all college students receiving a HOPE Scholarship while boosting pay for all state and university employees. A House-Senate agreement signed Wednesday sets a $32.5 billion state budget beginning July 1.

March 29, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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Georgia Senate approves $32.4B budget proposal with cuts to higher ed, GPB funding

Final negotiations over the spending plan should finish before Wednesday.

March 24, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
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Policy experts say it's time for Georgia to restore cuts and invest in public health and education

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.

December 27, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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Amid Pandemic, State's Mental Health Agency Has Extensive Layoffs

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

August 05, 2020
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  • Andy Miller
Two rented shipping containers behind the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections represent just one of the added expenses for the state's new voting machines.

The Macon-Bibb Board Of Elections Says It's Struggling To Pay Bills

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...

June 25, 2020
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  • Liz Fabian

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