Georgia, Hurricane Helene

Georgia House Approves $40.5 Billion Budget with Boost for Hurricane Helene Relief and Future Super Bowl Preparations
Georgia House passes a $40.5 billion budget, focusing on Hurricane Helene relief and future event preparations.
Georgia House Moves to Boost Spending on Hurricane Helene Relief
Georgia’s state House wants to spend more on Hurricane Helene relief and is cutting some of Gov. Brian Kemp’s prison and construction spending proposals to do so
House passes amended state budget that includes more hurricane relief
The Georgia House passed an amended budget on Thursday which includes billions of dollars on everything from storm relief, prisons and even the Super Bowl in 2028. This budget helps get the state through the rest of the fiscal year. If the Senate approves it, it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for hurricane-damaged parts of this state.
Georgia House approves the state’s amended 2025 budget
ATLANTA, GA — The Georgia House overwhelmingly approves the state’s amended 2025 budget that includes millions for Hurricane Helene relief, state prison improvements, and school safety.
Georgia House budget: Millions for hurricane relief, Super Bowl 62 and other priorities
The House of Representatives Thursday approved a revised 2025 budget that includes billions of dollars in spending on everything from hurricane relief to prisons and more.
Georgia House votes to boost Helene relief
It would $75 million to give farmers low-interest loans.
Georgia House OKs revised spending plan with hundreds of millions for prisons, hurricane relief
The state House backed a revised $40.5 billion spending plan for this year that sets aside hundreds of millions of dollars for hurricane relief and to close security gaps in the state’s prisons. As of now,
State senators introduce TREES Act to help with timber recovery in Georgia after Hurricane Helene
In response to the widespread devastation of Hurricane Helene to Georgia’s farming and timber industries, several state ...
FEMA application deadline for hurricane recovery in Georgia ends Friday
FEMA’s deadline to apply for disaster aid after Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby in Georgia is 11:59 p.m. Don’t wait ...
Helene recovery, school security among spending priorities in mid-year state budget
“This will just address initial needs,” House Appropriations Committee Chairman Matt Hatchet, R-Dublin, said of the $250 million included in the mid-year budget to help timber producers affected by ...
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Georgia’s massive $16.5 billion budget reserve dwarfs that of neighboring states
Gov. Brian Kemp credits Georgia's healthy budget surplus to conservative budgeting and balanced spending, but the state isn't alone in having a large cash reserve.
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Hurricane Helene Application Deadline Ends in February
FEMA deadline for Hurricane Helene assistance ends Feb. 7. Survivors and small business owners can apply for financial aid at ...