By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism.
Editorial: Georgia provides help for the helpers
State budget provides much-needed funds to retain child caseworkers, foster parents
0504EDITORIAL
Gov. Nathan Deal poses with Department of Human Services staff caseworkers, DHS Director Bobby Cagle, DHS Commissioner Robyn A. Crittenden and state Sen. Renee Unterman after signing a 2018 state budget Monday that provides an average 19 percent pay raise to children’s services caseworkers.
One of the state’s most difficult tasks may have gotten a little bit easier. The $25 billion state budget signed Monday by Gov. Nathan Deal includes necessary new spending for education, law enforcement and transportation infrastructure, all vital and agreed-upon needs in a state that continues to grow in population, prosperity and influence.