Buckhead City legislation fails to pass Georgia Senate
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Ten Republican state lawmakers in Georgia joined with Democrat senators to sink a proposal to let an affluent, conservative neighborhood secede from Atlanta on Thursday.
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Georgia senators reject Buckhead efforts to leave Atlanta
Georgia senators torpedoed an effort to let the affluent Buckhead neighborhood secede from Atlanta on Thursday. Ten Republicans broke ranks and voted with Democrats to doom the measure after Gov.
Buckhead City legislation fails to pass Georgia Senate
The state Senate voted against legislation related to the “City of Buckhead City,” a proposal for the wealthy and mostly-white neighborhood to leave Atlanta.