This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ! Georgia was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution 32 Ernie Johnson P The causes of this decline were heavily debated the National Highway System and airports both funded by the government competed directly with the railroads who paid for their own infrastructure Progressive Era rate regulation limited the railroad's ability to turn a profit Railroads also faced antiquated work rules and inflexible relationships with trade unions to take one example workers continued to receive a day's pay for 100-to-150-mile (160 to 240 km) work days Streamliners covered that in two hours! 6 Participating National Olympic Committees, 2.1 Budget Article III Section VI of the Georgia State Constitution specifies the powers given to the Georgia General Assembly Paragraph I states "The General Assembly shall have the power to make all laws not inconsistent with this Constitution and not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States which it shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the state." Moreover the powers the Constitution gives the Assembly include land use restrictions to protect and preserve the environment and natural resources; the creation use and disciplining through court martial of a state militia which would be under the command of the Governor of Georgia acting as commander-in-chief (excepting times when the militia is under Federal command); the power to expend public money to condemn property and to zone property; the continuity of state and local governments during times of emergency; state participation in tourism the use control and regulation of outdoor advertising within the state. 5.7 State taxes The Atlanta metropolitan area was first defined in 1950 as Fulton DeKalb Gwinnett Cobb and Clayton counties Walton Newton Douglas Fayette Forsyth Henry Cherokee Rockdale and Butts counties were added after the 1970 census with Barrow and Coweta counties joining in 1980 and Bartow Carroll Paulding Pickens and Spalding counties in 1990.
The 2010 census counted 5,268,860 people in the 28-county metro area This was an increase of 1,020,879 versus the same 28-county area in 2000 second only to Houston the percent increase was 24.0% second-highest (after Houston) among the nation's ten largest metro areas. ! 11 Reception Notable people Vehicles: Ford Police Interceptor equipped with state-of-the-art Whelen LED Lighting packages and digital control consoles along with Panasonic Toughbook Mobile Data Terminals the Atlanta Police Department is currently reviewing the new Dodge Charger Chevy Caprice and Ford Taurus Police Interceptor packages for suitable replacement to the discontinued Ford Crown Victoria Due to heavy wear and tear only all wheel drive or rear wheel drive vehicles are considered in fall 2013 the Atlanta Police Department began phasing 70 new Ford Taurus Police interceptors into its fleet to replace the old Crown Victoria interceptors the entire fleet totals around 300 vehicles and the remaining Crown Victoria interceptors will be phased out as they lose usefulness the remaining 230 Crown Victoria interceptors will be replaced by Taurus interceptors over time.
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