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Conference committee opens talks to reconcile House Bill 68 budget
Summary
Lawmakers convened a conference committee to negotiate differences in House Bill 68, outlining priorities including tax-rate reductions, billions in refunds, infrastructure spending and aid for South Georgia storm damage; members said they hoped to reach agreement quickly.
Lawmakers opened a conference committee to reconcile House Bill 68, the state budget bill, and said they expect to work intensively to reach agreement while balancing tax cuts, refunds and spending priorities.
Participants at the kickoff described the task as a constitutional responsibility and said they aimed to finish negotiations quickly, with references during remarks to roughly a 72-hour window and the end of the year as a target for completing…
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