budget Archives - Atlanta Civic Circle

We asked city council hopefuls: Should Atlantans have a say in the city budget?

by Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon October 29, 2025October 29, 2025

All respondents favor participatory budgeting – but with varying enthusiasm, plus caveats.

ANALYSIS: How accessible and transparent is Atlanta’s budget process?

by Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon May 28, 2025June 1, 2025

EXPLAINER: How can you engage with Atlanta’s budget process?

by Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon April 30, 2025May 1, 2025

EXPLAINER: APS Budget 101

by Ryan Zickgraf September 29, 2023October 4, 2023

New state and local budgets went into effect on July 1. What changed?

by Ryan Zickgraf July 3, 2023July 4, 2023

EXPLAINER: How does the Atlanta Public School budget work?

by Ryan Zickgraf May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

A bar graph shows Georgia's top state spending categories. The first bar is highlighted showing that the biggest single spending category is K-12 education, which gets about $10.7 billion out of a $30.2 billion budget.

Georgia to spend $30.2 billion next year – mostly on education and health care

by Maggie Lee April 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Georgia governor’s budget plan looks familiar

by Maggie Lee January 19, 2022January 19, 2022