Deal Signs $49 Billion Ga. Budget, Including Employee Raises
The fiscal year 2018 Georgia budget signed by Gov. Nathan Deal includes state law enforcement employee pay raises of 20 percent.
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Georgia teachers will get a 2 percent salary increase while state employees who handle child welfare cases will see a 19 percent raise under the state budget.
Gov. Nathan Deal highlighted the increases for child welfare case managers at a Monday ceremony to sign the $49 billion spending plan.
Of the total, nearly $25 billion comes from the state, with the rest coming from federal sources.
The plan continues previously announced 20 percent raises for state law enforcement.
It also includes more than $1 billion for projects around the state, including upgrades valued at nearly $161 million for local schools, $73 million to complete the move of Lanier Technical College in Deal’s home base of Hall County and $36 million for a new crime lab in Savannah.
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