US EditionGov. Kemp to sign FY2026 budget, regulatory reform legislation
- Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia's $37.7 billion fiscal year 2026 budget on Friday at the Georgia State Capitol.
- The budget increase follows a federal audit that criticized the prison system’s failure to protect inmates from violence.
- The spending plan allocates $250 million to prisons for hiring and pay raises, boosts education with $300 million for K-12 funding, and designates funds for health care workforce expansion.
- Kemp highlighted that the reforms aim to maintain Georgia’s leading quality of life for residents and families, focusing on pay-as-you-go funding for construction projects that reduce taxpayers’ debt expenses by $150 million each year.
- The new budget seeks to enhance public safety, education, and health care while maintaining fiscal responsibility by avoiding government expansion and additional debt.
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Gold Dome Report: Georgia Governor Kemp signs 2026 State Budget
Friday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the $37.7 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2026 inside the Georgia State Capitol. There will be $300 million allocated to fund the state’s Quality Basic Education K-12 student funding formula. Plus, $108.9 million in state grants will help local school systems pay for safety improvements on their campuses. Awhile $47.9 million is earmarked for student mental health programs.“With $290 million dollar…
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Marietta Daily JournalKemp signs bills denying state funding for gender-affirming care for prison inmates
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed controversial legislation Thursday denying the use of state funds for sex reassignment surgery, hormone replacement surgeries and other gender-affirming care sought by Georgia prison inmates.
Kemp signs bill denying state funding for gender-affirming care for prison inmates
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed controversial legislation Thursday denying the use of state funds for sex reassignment surgery, hormone replacement surgeries and other gender-affirming care sought by Georgia prison inmates. Georgia House Democrats walked out of the chamber in protest when the Republican-controlled General Assembly gave final passage to Senate Bill 185 early last month on the next-to-last day of this year’s legislative session. O
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