Georgia justices: Some suits against government officials OK
(WorldNews Politics)

ATLANTA (AP) — Even as Georgia lawmakers are inviting voters to weaken the state`s protection against being sued, the state Supreme Court is saying that protection is not as absolute as some make it out to be. The was released Monday in a suit by Lowndes County against the commissioner and board members of the Department of Community Affairs. The department said in 2016 that the south Georgia county would be ineligible for state grants, loans or permits because it hadn`t reached a new agreement with Valdosta and other Lowndes County cities on how to deliver services. Such a service delivery agreement is...