State Rep. Allen Peake’s HB 722 was left for dead Monday after stalling out in a Senate committee. Now though, it has found new life via an attachment to a separate Senate bill, giving the House another chance to approve it. Good news for supporters who are in favor of allowing those with a wider range of illnesses to gain access to medical cannabis, but with some clear opposition the bill’s fate is still DRIFTING…
City has entire police force resign
The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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