The Ron Show

With Mifepristone being debated before the Supreme Court, Georgia WIN List executive director Melita Easters joined me to explain how we even got here. Mayor Andre Dickens made major news at his "state of the city" address yesterday, but in doing so left more questions than answers; namely "is the money from those new MARTA in-fill stations coming at a cost to streetcar/Beltline rai...

Over the weekend, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office hosted an Easter function for kids but naturally the media was there to ask probing questions, and while the threat of a gag order was brought up by Superior Court judge Scott McAfee last week, she spoke about the Trump election interference case anyhow. Argh. Meanwhile, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens gave his 'state of...

Business acumen means opening a place because you know that you not only have customers pining for your service, but that they also have an ability to pay for it. Georgia Republicans' push to loosen the state's 'certificate of need' regulations to allow for more hospitals to be built (like in Butts County on property the Lt. Governor's father owns - for example) makes no sense...

Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans may be about the most stubborn(ly wrong) politicians known to man. They run one of only ten states still not to expand Medicaid, and insist their idea (Georgia Pathways) is superior in drawing down the number of uninsured in the state. The only problem is, they're (again) wrong about it , and their insistence on sticking to their plan is deadly for t...

A perfectly well-meaning bill introduced by freshman Rep. Omari Crawford passed out of the Georgia House and went into yesterday's Senate education subcommittee hearing , where five ultra-right wing measures - some explicitly anti-LGBTQIA+ - were attached to it. Hear Crawford present his bill, ask that only it be considered (it wouldn't be) and then hear Sen. Clint Dixon pile on the "...

While Laken Riley's mom and stepfather cozied up to Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a somber biological father - Jason Riley - emerged via an interview with NBC News that show us a heartbroken man disgusted that his daughter's murder has been politicized. Meanwhile, the local newspaper sought feedback from Georgia sheriffs and they're not thrilled with the predicament state GO...

There are SO many moments easy to recount all the ways Donald Trump has used violent rhetoric that it's mystifying to me why mainstream media and the Biden/Harris re-election team have sought to frame Trump's rambling auto industry diatribe as a continued incitement of political violence. It's not, and we need to instead focus on substantive stories that should be garnering far more of...

Georgia Republicans have been hell-bent on diverting taxpayer funds to give money to private school students' parents, and they're as close as ever before to getting their way . It's impossible to see how this is anything more than a subsidy for households who can already afford the tuition or how it benefits students from poor households or those with exceptional needs. We've seen...

Superior court judge Scott McAfee did what teachers used to do to students who didn't show their work; he returned six indictments against Donald Trump & some of his co-conspirators because the Fulton County district attorney's office didn't specify what Georgia or US Constitutional statutes the defendants allegedly violated. Unforced error or a willful attempt to be vague to make...

We review primary voter data to see which of the two presidential candidates is most vulnerable for losing Georgia because of a disgruntled electorate within their party. Governor Brian Kemp - no fan of Donald Trump - who could be the flashlight guiding Republicans through the Trump darkness - instead confessed to voting and throwing his support behind the nominee. Trump. Sad. Atlanta's gettin...

Leading up to today's presidential primary in Georgia, I offer up Dr. Jill and President Joe Biden's visit to Pullman Yards last weekend (just wonderful for Atlanta United home match day traffic, I tell ya ...). Anyhow, for the most part, that's today's show. Also I've been super-swamped with work away from the show so forgive me the slack-off. :)

Sen. Raphael Warnock had time (before church, I suppose?) for the Sunday talk circuit and at one check-in - on Meet the Press - he was pressed by Kristen Welker about Georgia's support for incumbent President Joe Biden, former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan's prospects as a potential third party candidate , plus Fani Willis' fate (he passed on commenting). Hear his optimistic spin on what a...

Admit it; you watched the State of the Union address last night to see if President Joe Biden could still fog a mirror, and if so, for what percentage of the speech. Or maybe you tuned in just to see what Marjorie Taylor Greene would wear and do. Well, Biden was as sharp and energetic as we've been told he was behind closed doors, and Marge was ... Marge. Hear me go over the highs and lows of...

Atlanta loses a council member, and with K eisha Sean Waites' departure , "Stop Cop City" loses an ally; but does a looming special election to replace her give them the ballot referendum they were looking for? We caught up with Mableton, Georgia 's first-ever mayor, Michael Owens, to discuss the aftermath of last weekend's "near Six Flags" shooting, how the city ai...

Nikki Haley's out, so what's next for her & where do her voters go? Who even are they? A primaried-out Georgia Democrat opines as to why Biden (and the party) has almost no chance in Georgia in 2024. Elon's "Community Notes" don't seem to apply to his own Tweets. Lastly, the cabal of defense attorneys targeting Fani Willis and Nathan Wade have two more ("just two...

What could have been a multi-casualty situation near and inside Six Flags over Georgia was, luckily, "just" gunfire and a 15-year old perp in the hospital awaiting multiple charges . Still, how is it teens are so easily obtaining guns ( like ghost guns ) and why are so many so comfortable having them ? I'll explore. I usually set the TV timer to send me to bed with "The Golden G...

If you miss out on "The Georgia Gang" - airing Sunday mornings, locally on WAGA-TV (Fox 5/Atlanta) - you may have no concept how comedic this Sunday political talk program can be sometimes. No disrespect to its moderator, Lori Geary, or the staff who puts the show together. I'm not even going to blanket-scald all right wing pundits; I have immense respect, for example, for Martha Zol...

Thursday concluded 'crossover day' in the Georgia General Assembly, so I spent a little time reviewing what did and didn't float from one chamber to the other , & eavesdrop on some 'night of' interviews from GPB's "Lawmakers" for some insights from lawmakers beneath the gold dome. While listening in, it sounds like there's a realization from Georgia Senate...

I'm admittedly a dope when it comes to knowing all that in vitro fertilization (IVF) entails - and was almost as clueless about the ramifications after Alabama's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are human beings (basically). That's I called on my reliable point-of-reference, Melita Easters, executive director at the Georgia WIN List to help me understand better how another &quot...

Georgia Republican legislators are falling all over themselves racing to enact legislation that's likely illegal (but we won't call them "illegals") ... aiming to criminalize local law enforcement's handling of undocumented arrestees while providing no additional resources obviously needed. Also, the University of Georgia plans to spend $7.3 million for security upgrades that...

When tragedy occurs (allegedly) at the hands of an undocumented immigrant, the phrase "now's not the time" is non-existent to conservatives, unlike when a mass shooting occurs. Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans wasted little time politicizing the murder of a UGA college student over the weekend and into this week, ignoring their own party's role in how we're where w...

The murder of a 22-year old UGA nursing student by an undocumented immigrant has political ideologues racing to their foxholes to turn this into a linchpin incident to discuss immigration policy and enforcement. The right wants to put blood on Pres. Biden's hands, but naturally leaves out key details - including Donald Trump's action the last full day he was in office , how Trump (like Bid...

Marisa Pyle is a registered lobbyist, advocating for several grassroots organizations, as well as a political organizer and formerly with Fair Fight Action. She's been diligently reporting from inside the bowels of the Georgia State Capitol's various chambers and subcommittee rooms on social media to keep all who dare to follow abreast of the bills being bantied about as well as much of th...

Nice outage this morning , eh? Seriously, just months after we loved or hated the Obamas-produced "Leave the World Behind," we got a hint of a taste of the premise. Had to be a nightmare for rideshare-reliant commuters or those arriving at airports needing an Uber or Lyft. Speaking of our reliance on cars, the Georgia Department of Transportation's social media is not only tone-deaf;...

Tuesday's Georgia Senate education & youth subcommittee meeting got slightly bonkers when a bill - almost verbatim lifted from Heritage Foundation "Project 2025" guidance - felt "off" for some on the panel. Sen. Clint Dixon - when challenged to explain just three lines in the bill - couldn't really define it's meaning. Perhaps it's because he didn't writ...