Layoffs are on the table for Atlanta's new budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Much of the $20 million shortfall is due to city worker overtime pay. The mayor is set to propose a new budget next week.

ATLANTA — Atlanta leaders are gearing up for a week of budget hearings as the city stares down a projected $20 million deficit heading into the next fiscal year. City departments will continue ...

Atlanta City Council returned to work Monday after its spring recess, staring down a $20 million budget deficit, potential layoffs and an uncertain funding relationship with federal officials in ...