Georgia lawmakers reached a compromise on the mid-year budget Wednesday, fulfilling priorities of the three main players with a little help from extra money.
To overcome an impasse after the state House and state Senate took money from each other’s priorities — and from Gov. Brian Kemp’s — to pay for their own projects, Kemp dug up an extra $1.4 billion in surplus funds.
So, the amended fiscal year budget for 2026 that was a $42.3 billion is now nearly $43.7 billion.
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