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Atlanta Police Sergeants Get Pay Raises

Capital Vision blog, Atlanta Business Chronicle

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/12/atlanta-police-sergeants-get-pay-raises.html

 

Discussion over Proposal to Review Police in Cobb County Gets Heated

WSBTV channel 2 television news

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/discussion-over-proposal-review-police-gets-headed/npmyb/

 

Another Georgia Democrat Passes on a Senate Bid (Michael Sterling)

Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/18/another-georgia-democrat-passes-on-a-senate-bid/
Georgia Children’s Hospital Endorses Medical Marijuana Blog

Southern Cannabis

http://www.southerncannabis.org/georgia/georgia-childrens-hospital-endorses-medical-marijuana-bill/

 

Southern Company Subsidiary Buys Controlling Interest in California Solar Facility

Atlanta Business Chronicle

www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/12/18/southern-co-subsidiary-buys-controlling-interest.html

 

Georgia PSC Sets Hearings on Southern Atlanta Gas Light Merger

Capital Vision blog, Atlanta Business Chronicle

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/12/georgia-psc-sets-hearings-on-southern-agl-merger.html

 

The Georgia Taxpayer Cost for Brian Kemp’s Data Breach is Starting to Mount

Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/15/the-georgia-taxpayer-cost-for-brian-kemps-data-breach-is-starting-to-mount/

 

How This Teen Became the First Transgender Elected Official in Her State

HillaryClinton.com

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/feed/jackie-ryan/

 

Flint Kids Have so much Lead in their Blood the Mayor has Declared a State of Emergency

Mother Jones

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/12/flint-lead-water-state-emergency

 

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Removal of Monuments

Fox 8 television (New Orleans)

http://www.fox8live.com/story/30781187/lawsuit-filed-to-halt-removal-of-monuments

 

Delaware Decriminalization Law Takes Effect

NORML Blog

http://blog.norml.org/2015/12/17/delaware-decriminalization-law-takes-effect/

 

Court Rules Bush Administration can be Sued for War on Terror Conduct

Truthout

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/34032-court-rules-bush-administration-can-be-sued-for-war-on-terror-conduct

 

Tent City America: Tent Cities are becoming so commonplace, advocates are campaigning to make them semi-permanent settlements of micro-housing. But is this a genuine solution or merely a quick fix?

Places Journal

https://placesjournal.org/article/tent-city-america/

 

Sweden Now Recycles a Staggering 99 Percent of its Garbage

Inhabitat

http://inhabitat.com/sweden-now-recycles-a-staggering-99-percent-of-its-garbage/

 

If You Were Admiring Martin Shkreli’s Perp Walk Hoodie – Well, Here’s where you can buy one

Gawker

http://www.gawker.com/if-you-were-admiring-martin-shkreli-s-perp-walk-hoodie-1748529688

 

(END/2015)