Public school teachers would get a $2,500 raise starting July 1, boosting average teacher pay in Georgia above $65,000 annually, as the Republican Governor proposed in January.
Three years after Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana in 2021, lawmakers approved legislation this year to allow recreational retail sales of the substance to begin in 2025.
Public school teachers would get a $2,500 raise starting July 1, boosting average teacher pay in Georgia above $65,000 annually.
The state now projects it will collect $32.6 billion this year, a surplus of $2.4 billion.
With a new House Speaker and Lieutenant Governor, Kemp is unlikely to be challenged by the GOP-led Legislature.
