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Day: June 30, 2020

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State legislature, Kemp passes fiscal year 2021 budget with no mandatory furloughs for USG employees

June 30, 2020 / July 17, 2020 by Alex Welch

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the fiscal year 2021 budget into law Tuesday morning. The final budget doesn’t include mandatory furloughs for University System of Georgia employees. […] On Friday, the state legislature passed a final budget with around a 10% reduction from last fiscal year, instead of 14%. The USG will take a $242 million […]

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Kemp signs $26 billion budget as Georgia faces uncertain fiscal future

June 30, 2020 / July 17, 2020 by Caitlin Highland

A day before the start of the new fiscal year, Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a $26 billion budget that cuts $2.2 billion in spending amid an uncertain financial future for the state. […]Danny Kanso, a budget analyst for one of the groups promoting the cigarette tax hike — the Georgia Budget and Policy […]

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