Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an amended state budget on Thursday that will boost state spending on relief for Hurricane Helene and provide another round of state income tax rebates.
The measure, which covers the remaining months of the current budget year ending June 30, also increases spending on Georgia’s troubled prison system.
“The budget gives relief to Georgians devastated by Hurricane Helene, makes our schools and communities safer through strategic investments, and yet again returns hard-earned money to the taxpayers,” the Republican governor said before signing House Bill 67.
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