© 2024 WUGA | University of Georgia
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Leaders Disagree on When Georgia Lawmakers Should Return

Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

With Georgia’s legislative session suspended, the two Republicans who must agree on when to return continue to eye different dates. House Speaker David Ralston wrote a letter to House members Friday reiterating his preference for the General Assembly to return to the capitol on June 11.

Ralston says meeting then will give lawmakers access to the latest possible information on state revenue. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan wants senators and representatives to return May 14. He says state agencies and schools need to know soon how much money they will have to spend in the 2021 budget year, which begins July 1.