Good problem for legislature: what to do with surplus

  • Eatonton Messenger/File Photo
    Eatonton Messenger/File Photo
The 2024 session of the General Assembly starting Monday is expected to feature renewed debate over issues lawmakers have wrestled with for years, including private school vouchers, legalized gambling, and tort reform. What’s different this year is that Georgia is sitting atop a $16 billion budget surplus and another $11 billion undesignated funds. What to do with that unprecedented pile of cash…

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