Ga. Dems in Senate want to slow down HOPE talks

ATLANTA - Senate Democrats are concerned that a proposal to cut the cash-strapped HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten program is moving too quickly through the Legislature.<br /> <br /> They say they will offer their own suggestions for how to fix the programs, which are set to go broke as early as next year. Last week, Gov. Nathan Deal unveiled his plan, including cutting HOPE scholarships for most recipients and scaling pre-k back to a half day.<br /> <br /> The plan has backing from House Democrats, including Minority Leader Stacey Abrams. But Senate Democrats say they were left out of the conversations and felt blindsided by Deal's proposal.

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