AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Augusta’s new budget is now official, closing a $21 million shortfall without raising taxes by eliminating discretionary funding for several nonprofits, including the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History.
The museum lost city funding that previously paid for operations like exhibits, educational programs and community events.
“What transpired on December 16th was not the end of us. We’ve been here for 35 years,” said Corey Rogers, who walks visitors through the museum’s history…