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Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes

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ATLANTA — Pay raises for Georgia’s public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the deal on Thursday, passing a budget that also boosts spending on education, health care and mental health. Senators and represenatives worked out their differences on … Read more

Lawsuit limits, antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on

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ATLANTA — Georgia’s General Assembly begins its 2024 regular session Monday and the top intrigue is whether Republicans, after longtime opposition, may agree to a further expansion of health care for poor adults under the state’s Medicaid program. Republican House Speaker Jon Burns of Newington said he wants to explore the idea, and Republican Lt. … Read more