GBPI In The News Georgia agencies told to slash budgets by $3.6 billion May 1, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Alex Welch State agencies are being told to slash their budgets by nearly $3.6 billion as legislators seek ways to mitigate the devastation to Georgia’s economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic that could include layoffs and furloughs. A memo from Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget director and chairs of the House and Senate Appropriation Committees went out May 1 to […] Read more » Budget Cuts COVID-19 danny kanso governor kemp senate appropriations
GBPI In The News Georgia agencies told to plan billions in spending cuts due to pandemic May 1, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Caitlin Highland State agencies were told Friday they should plan on cutting more than $3.5 billion from their budgets in the upcoming fiscal year, a move that could bring furloughs and layoffs among Georgia’s 200,000 teachers and state employees. […] Danny Kanso, a budget analyst for the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute think tank, said spending cuts […] Read more » Budget Cuts COVID-19 danny kanso Tobacco Tax