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Georgia Lawmakers Pass $38.5B Budget with Tax Cuts, Teacher Raises and Consumer Protections

Georgia Lawmakers Pass $38.5B Budget with Tax Cuts, Teacher Raises and Consumer Protections

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 Georgia lawmakers wrapped up their 2026 legislative session after marathon overnight votes, passing a $38.5 billion state budget that includes salary raises for employees and funding for literacy coaches in elementary schools, according to Axios Atlanta. Top headlines include the approval of income tax cuts to 3.99 percent if fiscal triggers are met, exemptions for tips and overtime up to $1,750, and a scaled-back property tax relief measure allowing local sales taxes to offset burdens, as reported by WABE and Capitol Beat News. Lawmakers also sent Governor Brian Kemp the Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act to cap ambulance costs for insured patients and a bill rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel amid the penny's phase-out, per 11Alive and Georgia Trend Daily. On the economy, Georgia's job growth remained flat with just 1,200 net jobs added in January, treading water amid national slowdowns, according to the state Department of Labor via Georgia Trend. Georgia Power warned of higher costs to clean up toxic coal ash ponds, exceeding estimates by over half a billion dollars and passing to customer bills, as noted by the Marietta Daily Journal. Community efforts advanced with the Georgia Early Literacy Act to hire teachers and revamp phonics-based curricula, alongside a cell phone ban extension for high schoolers, reported by Capitol Beat News and the Georgia Policy Foundation. Transit changes dissolve agencies into a new authority and renew MARTA's sales tax for a decade, per Axios. Public safety bills allow property owners to sue over local inaction on homelessness and immigration, according to Reuters. No major recent weather events disrupted the state. Looking Ahead: Watch for Governor Kemp's decisions on dozens of bills, potential special session calls on election reforms like QR code ballots, and U.S. Senate Republican primary developments. Thank you for tuning in, listeners. Please subscribe for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Some great Deals https://amzn.to/49SJ3Qs For more check out http://www.quietplease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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