Lawmakers continue to spend this week digging into the governor’s budget plans, which include billions of dollars more in spending increases.
Gov. Brian Kemp has proposed a $37.5 billion amended budget for the current year, which is a $5 billion spending jump from the original budget passed last year.
About $2 billion of that funding has been set aside for one-time expenses – like the proposed new dental and medical schools – and comes from the state’s massive reserves, which currently sits at more than $16 billion after state revenues surged in the wake of the pandemic.
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