Kemp signs $36.1 billion state budget, a $3.7B increase

Gov. Brian Kemp signed what he called an “historic” $36.1 billion state budget Tuesday, which contains healthy raises for state employees and public school teachers.The fiscal 2025 budget, which takes effect July 1, represents an increase of $3.7 billion over the fiscal 2024 budget the General Assembly adopted last spring. It includes record spending on education and mental health an...

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