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State Budget Cuts $1.2 Billion From Education

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Georgia K-12 schools will lose nearly $1 billion and public colleges and universities $250 million under the budget approved by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last week. But at least there will be no furloughs.

[…] “As these cuts go into effect and Georgia’s schools, health care institutions and more are impacted, GBPI urges lawmakers to return in January and raise revenues so that our state can recover from COVID-19 and eventually prosper,” said Jennifer Owens, senior vice president at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.

Read the full article at Flagpole. 

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Alex Welch

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