Following a teaser at the Eggs & Issues breakfast on Wednesday, Governor Kemp threw open the curtain on his policy platform and budget proposals in today’s State of the State address. As expected, there was much money to go around, and the Governor proposed that it be spread liberally, from paying the final installment of his campaign-pledged $5,000 teacher pay raise to infusing cash in the healthcare and law enforcement talent pipelines to providing for a 10% provider rate increase to the foster parents, relative caregivers, child caring institutions, and child placing agencies caring for Georgia’s neediest children. Governor Kemp also detailed several of his policy proposals, including supporting legislation to protect public school students from “divisive ideologies” and adding human trafficking to the list of serious violent and sexual offenses that require a superior court judge to grant bail. A full recap of the Governor’s address (and link to the text and video) are inside this #GoldDomeReport.
Governor Kemp also released his proposed Amended FY22 and FY23 Budget Reports on Thursday. We will have analysis of key budget areas in Friday’s Report.
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