Gaping hole in budget to confront returning General Assembly - News - The Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA

Gaping hole in budget to confront returning General Assembly - News - The Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA: ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers due to reconvene the 2020 legislative session next month face a daunting task: plugging a projected budget shortfall of $3 billion to $4 billion inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.“It’s a different world than it was three or four months ago,” said state Rep. Terry England, R-Auburn, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. “Nothing’s going to be easy.”England’s committee and its Georgia Senate counterpart