Kemp approves amended fiscal 2020 budget

Published March 18, 2020 7:30pm ET



Six months after he ordered state agencies to cut spending by 4 percent, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state’s amended midyear budget Tuesday.

The Georgia Senate and House on Thursday passed the $27.4 budget, which includes $100 million to combat the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak and $60 million in cuts.

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