Revenue figures for February were released today:
Gov. Sonny Perdue moments ago released details on tax collections in Georgia from February and the news is not likely to give anyone comfort.
The numbers show that the state took in nearly 10 percent less in February than it did in the same month in 2009. Lawmakers had [...]
Democrats have proposed their fix for the state’s budget crisis, which consists of a load of tax hikes:
Georgia state House and Senate Democrats gathered together today as part of the Working Famlies Legislative Caucus to present their ideas on how to balance the Georgia State budget. They say the state has to get more aggressive [...]
As mentioned on Wednesday night, the legislature is taking a two week break (actually, 2 1/2 weeks) to deal with the FY 2011 budget. They’ll reconvene on March 9th.
Word is Gov. Sonny Perdue is going to revise his budget estimates for the next fiscal year by around $1 billion. When budget estimates were originally [...]
Jim Galloway hears that there will be a two week recess for members of the General Assembly while appropriators try to work on the FY 2011 budget:
We’ve picked up reliable word that the Legislature is about to go into cold storage while lawmakers try to work with Gov. Sonny Perdue to resolve the 2011 budget.
After [...]
Looks like there will be a vote on the floor this week:
Senate budget writers largely agreed with an amended 2010 state budget that passed the House last week, but made several changes that will require negotiations nonetheless.
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a $17.4 billion budget for the current fiscal year that ends June 30.
Among [...]
In case you interested, you can view the House version of the 2010 supplemental budget here. You can see the differences between Gov. Sonny Perdue’s proposal and the House version here.
You can track any new documents at the House Budget Office website.
The amended FY 2010 budget cleared the House this morning by a vote of 122 to 44 (an unusually high number of “no” votes for the budget).
The budget now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Jack Hill.
The House Appropriations Committee brushed aside Gov. Sonny Perdue’s recommendation of using $33 million in HOPE money for other educational scholarships:
Gov. Sonny Perdue’s plan to use lottery money to pay for more state scholarships – a move some call unconstitutional – is about to get its first official failing grade.
The House Appropriations Committee will approve [...]