Two legislation that would have authorized the whitest and wealthiest part of Atlanta to secede and form its own city were defeated by the Georgia Senate on Thursday, a day after the administration of Governor Brian Kemp questioned the legitimacy of the proposal in a note to lawmakers. The legislation to establish Buckhead City failed by a vote of 33-23, with some Republicans voting against it. After the vote, Atlanta’s mayor, Andre Dickens, stated, “Atlanta is one city with one bright future.”