Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs the budget for the year beginning July 1, 2024 at the state capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Kemp says the document shows Georgia can boost spending and cut taxes at the same time.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs the budget for the year beginning July 1, 2024 at the state capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Kemp says the document shows Georgia can boost spending and cut taxes at the same time.

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Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $36 billion budget Tuesday for the upcoming fiscal year starting in July. 

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff joined officials in metro Atlanta's Clayton County Monday to announce half a million dollars in federal funding for construction of more affordable housing units.

The Atlanta City Council voted on two pieces of legislation that could put up to $15 million towards completing parts of the city’s beltline trail before the World Cup in the summer of 2026.

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