Midyear state budget gets final approval
The House and Senate gave final approval Monday to an $18 billion midyear budget that provides an extra $83 million in school funding to pay for enrollment growth.
The chambers agreed on a spending plan that runs through June 30 after adding $13 million to help fund the Morehouse School of Medicine, which made a last-minute plea to lawmakers for extra money. In total, Morehouse and the Mercer School of Medicine, another private medical school, will both get about $21 million in state funding this year.
The midyear plan, which now goes to Gov. Nathan Deal for his approval, also includes $1.725 million more for temporary workers at the Department of Revenue to get the agency through tax season and an additional $8 million for improvements to rural airports.
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James Salzer has covered state government and politics in Georgia since 1990. He previously covered politics and government in Texas and Florida. He specializes in government finance, budgets, taxes, campaign finance, ethics and legislative history
