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Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $32.4 billion fiscal 2024 state budget Friday that provides pay raises of $4,000 to $6,000 for law enforcement officers and $2,000 increases for other state workers ...
Pay raises for Georgia's public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the deal on ...
The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Thursday with generous raises for teachers and state employees made possible by a huge surplus.
September 4 – 2024 Apalachee High School shooting: Four people are killed and nine people are wounded in a mass school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder. [ 8 ] September 27 – At least 25 people are killed and more than 900,000 people are reported to be without power due to high winds and flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in Georgia.
Most state employees will receive a 3% raise starting in July. ... Retirees received 4% bonuses in October 2023, but no additional bonuses are scheduled for 2024.
Negotiations between the ILA and the United States Maritime Alliance began breaking down in June 2024. [6] One major sticking point was wages. The ILA wanted members to receive a $5/hour raise each year of the next six-year contract, whereas the Maritime Alliance proposed a $2.50/hour raise each year. [6]
With Georgia sitting atop a $16 billion revenue surplus, the state can afford $4,000 cost-of-living increases for most state workers. Raises for state workers and teachers highlight 2025 budget ...
Georgia was considered to be a crucial swing state in 2024. [3] Republican Donald Trump flipped Georgia back into the Republican column, winning with a majority and a margin of 2.2% over Kamala Harris, which was only slightly greater than his national margin of victory (in contrast to being about 7 points to the right of the nation in 2016).