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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Today begins the state's new fiscal year, with many new laws going into effect.  Those include a pay-raising budget for teachers.

Many critical infrastructure sites in coastal Georgia are projected to flood at least twice a year by 2050 because of sea-level rise.

Five members of a Georgia family visiting New York for a baseball tournament died when a small plane crashed in rural New York.

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