The following excerpt is from an article by Kristina Torres, published in the October 18, 2012 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Georgia Archives will stay open.
Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp made that announcement Thursday, saying the state will restore $125,000 to Kemp’s budget — enough money to keep the Archives open until at least the middle of next year.
The emergency move came two weeks before budget cuts were to force the Archives’ closure as a full-time facility except by appointment. It was a muted victory for Archives supporters, who lauded the decision but are still fighting to save the jobs of seven employees who will be laid off as of Nov. 1.
No decision about their fate has been made, Kemp spokesman Jared Thomas said.
Deal also announced he will ask state lawmakers to transfer oversight of the Archives from the secretary of state’s office to the University System of Georgia. The Legislature will meet next starting in January.
