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Georgia House approves state budget increasing teacher pay
Spending plan also includes funds for new Lanier Tech campus
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ATLANTA — Georgia teachers and other state employees would get a 2 percent salary increase while staff overseeing child welfare cases will see a 19 percent raise under the Georgia House’s budget proposal approved Friday. The chamber’s approach largely agrees with Gov. Nathan Deal’s $49.3 billion spending plan for the financial year that begins July 1.