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Chamblee Officials: We Will Not Proceed with Considering the Annexing LaVista Hills area
Brookhaven Post

http://brookhavenpost.co/chamblee-officials-we-will-not-proceed-with-considering-the-annexation-of-the-lavista-hills-area/38146/

 

Palmetto Pipeline Loses Ground in Fulton County Superior Court, State House

Saporta Report

http://saportareport.com/palmetto-pipeline-loses-ground-in-fulton-county-superior-court-state-house/

 

Did Democratic Leader Hide Payments from Michelle Nunn? (Stacey Abrams)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription)

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/did-democratic-leader-hide-payments-from-michelle-/nqcmf/

 

Bird Poop Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant

WTVR Channel 6 television news (New York)

http://wtvr.com/2016/03/04/bird-poop-nuclear-power-plant/#

 

The Debilitating Economic Disaster Louisiana’s Governor Left Behind (Bobby Jindal)

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/04/the-debilitating-economic-disaster-louisianas-governor-left-behind/

 

It’s Official: Kate Brown signs Minimum Wage Bill for $14.75 in Portland (Oregon)

The Oregonian

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/its_official_kate_brown_signs.html

 

Boston Bans Sale of Puppies, Kittens, and Rabbits in Pet Stores (Massachusetts)

ASPCA.org

http://www.aspca.org/news/boston-bans-sale-puppies-kittens-and-rabbits-pet-stores

 

Volusia Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Marijuana

Orlando Sentinel (Florida)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-marijuana-decriminalization-volusia-county-florida-20160303-story.html

 

Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Florida House

Fox 13 television news (Florida)

http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/100053635-story

 

Mississippi Lawmaker Seeks to Decriminalize Marijuana

16 WAPT television news

http://www.wapt.com/news/mississippi/mississippi-lawmaker-seeks-to-decriminalize-marijuana/38280772

 

To Lower Medicaid Costs, Start with Affordable Housing

Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhedgecock/2016/03/01/to-lower-medicaid-costs-start-with-affordable-housing/#70779f3f3bb7

 

Move Over Homeowners, Renters Could Get Tax Breaks Too (U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson proposal)

Realtor.com

http://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/tax-breaks-for-renters/

 

Supreme Court Rejects Stay of Mercury Rule

Think Progress

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/03/3756199/supreme-court-rejects-stay-mercury-rule/

 

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Could End Legal Marijuana Sales

High Times

http://hightimes.com/read/us-supreme-court-ruling-could-end-legal-marijuana-sales

 

Can a 3-year-old represent herself in immigration court?  This judge thinks so.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html

 

(END/2016)