Two bills were voted down after Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration raised questions about the plan with lawmakers.
Two bills that would have allowed the whitest and wealthiest area of Atlanta secede and form its own city were voted down in the Georgia Senate on Thursday, a day after Gov.
Brian Kemp’s administration raised questions about the legality of the proposal in a memo to lawmakers. The legislation to create Buckhead City failed by a 33-23 vote, with some Republicans giving it a thumb’s down. “Atlanta is one city, with one bright future,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said after the vote.
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