Thursday, August 05, 2010

Georgia Cuts Could Be Averted As Bill Advances In Congress

By Bob Keefe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Politics
August 4, 2010

Two weeks after Gov. Sonny Perdue announced a 4 percent state budget cut to make up for an expected shortfall in federal stimulus funding, Congress on Wednesday moved one step closer to passing $26 billion in emergency aid to states that could offset Georgia's budget blow.

If the U.S. House passes the legislation extending parts of last year's economic stimulus program as expected, an estimated $234 million in federal money could start flowing to Georgia within weeks.

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