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General Assembly OKs $32.4B state budget

General Assembly OKs $32.4B state budget

The budget, which takes effect July 1, increases state spending by $2.2 billion, or 7.4%, over the budget the legislature adopted last spring. It includes pay raises of $4,000 to $6,000 for state law enforcement officers and $2,000 increases for other state workers, teachers, and university system employees. The budget also covers 100% of tuition for Georgia’s HOPE scholars for the first time since 2011.
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Georgia posts record-high job numbers

Georgia posts record-high job numbers

The number of employed Georgians was up 5,331 to nearly 5.1 million.
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Bill banning mining near Okefenokee resurfaces in General Assembly

Bill banning mining near Okefenokee resurfaces in General Assembly

House Bill 71 is being sponsored by state Rep. Darlene Taylor, R-Thomasville, who backed a similar bill last year that failed to gain passage
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Talmadge Bridge project in Savannah gets green light

Talmadge Bridge project in Savannah gets green light

The project will be the first the state has built using the Construction Management/General Contractor (CM/GC) model of contracting
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Education draws lion’s share of bond package; OTC would receive $19.9M

Education draws lion’s share of bond package; OTC would receive $19.9M

More than a third of the package would go toward K-12 school construction projects across the state
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Anticipated completion date of Plant Vogtle expansion put back by a month

Anticipated completion date of Plant Vogtle expansion put back by a month

Delaying the project beyond the first quarter is expected to raise capital costs for Georgia Power up to $15 million per month
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Jon Burns elected Georgia House Speaker

Jon Burns elected Georgia House Speaker

Representatives Butch Parrish, Lehman Franklin and Jon Burns were sworn in on Monday in addition to leadership elections
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Slow start expected for 2023 General Assembly

Slow start expected for 2023 General Assembly

The 2023 session of the General Assembly beginning Monday is expected to get off to a slow start. With the Georgia Bulldogs vying for their second straight college football championship on Monday night and Thursday’s inauguration of Gov.
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Handful of new laws to take effect in Georgia this weekend

Handful of new laws to take effect in Georgia this weekend

A new Georgia law will make it easier on the state’s growing food truck industry
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Georgia bases land priority projects in national defense bill

Georgia bases land priority projects in national defense bill

The new Columbia-class submarines are likely to be stationed at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base
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