ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Nathan Deal told Georgia lawmakers his legislative agenda will be less elaborate because a still-weak economy is curtailing state spending.
The Republican governor on Tuesday presented his changes to the state's current budget and a $40.8 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year. That plan includes roughly $19.9 billion in state funds.
Deal told lawmakers that the state's tax and other collections have not kept pace with estimates, leading him to trim the budget of many state agencies.
His budget plan would leave room for some relatively small spending initiatives, including $5 million to encourage local governments to develop alternatives to incarceration for juvenile offenders.
Deal also asked lawmakers to renew a tax on hospitals that is used to win Medicaid funding for the health care system.
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Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma. Those shelters could mean the difference between life and death when faced with one of these powerful storms.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian.
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