State budget includes $5 million to renovate GSW's James Earl Carter Library

May 25—AMERICUS — When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the $32.4 billion Fiscal Year 2024 state budget (House Bill 19) recently, included in the upcoming year's spending plan is a $5 million bond package to renovate Georgia Southwestern State University's James Earl Carter Library.

"This is exciting news for the Georgia Southwestern and Americus communities," GSW President Neal Weaver said in a news release. "We worked very closely with the University System of Georgia and our delegation in the General Assembly to secure the funding for this project. Sen. Freddie Powell Sims, Rep. Mike Cheokas and Rep. Patty Bentley were great advocates throughout the legislative session.

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