Deal signed the fiscal 2015 budget Monday, touting it as the largest single year increase in K-12 funding in seven years.
Besides the additional education funds, the state will increase spending on some programs that help low-income individuals, steer an additional $35 million to the expansion of the Savannah port and dedicate more than $14 million to improving Georgia's emergency response system after a January storm left thousands of motorists stranded on Atlanta-area highways.
The budget also includes $17 million for a parking deck next to the new Falcons stadium. Paying off the debt will cost about $30 million.
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