How Middle Georgia Will Benefit From The State’s $37.7 Billion FY 2026 Budget

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Wednesday, May 14th, 2025

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) says the state’s $37.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026 will increase funding for education, prisons, Medicaid and more.

In a press call Monday, kemp said the state’s amended budget for FY 2025 includes $25 million dollars going toward enhancement of the Mercer University School of Medicine, which will be moving to downtown Macon. As for 2026, Kemp says Central State Hospital in Milledgeville is getting $1.9 million for a new 17-bed unit. Georgia’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Until also received funds that will allow the agency to open offices in Macon and Augusta.

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