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Georgia lawmakers agree on pay raises in upcoming budget, but must resolve differences by Thursday

Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia) speaks in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol on March 31, 2021, in Atlanta. Tillery says a Senate budget approved on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 will include pay raises for teachers and state government employees. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson/FILE)

Blake Tillery budget — Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia) speaks in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol on March 31, 2021, in Atlanta. Tillery says a Senate budget approved on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 will include pay raises for teachers and state government employees. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson/FILE)

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Tuesday approved a budget that would include pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, as well as boost spending on education, health care and mental health.

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