Ron Roberts

PLUS: Sterling Thrill returns for some 'Friday Funnies' & hell no, I won't feel bad for Kristi Noem The Georgia general assembly session for 2026 came to a close Thursday night, leaving a lot of ugly bills unaddressed (mostly in the House) and ⁠work "yet to be done" that legally has to be addressed⁠ by this summer with regards to election. That said, the fine folks at the⁠ Georgie Recorder […]

Oh, and about the Noems ... With Republicans passing ⁠legislation targeting the five largest metro Atlanta counties⁠ (that their party can't win in) to turn many elections into non-partisan affairs, it often falls on the state's attorney general to defend those bills - if signed into law by the governor - when challenged in court. A former Democratic lawmaker and House minority leader - ⁠Bob Trammell⁠ - seeks to re-enter […]

A push to ⁠lower state property taxes by using slick language and maneuvers to raise the sales tax⁠ (I told ya so) is fodder for back & forth under the Gold Dome in Georgia's closing general assembly days. There's ⁠new polling⁠ that shows a surge by former Senator Jason Esteves, making that potential run-off a four-person tangle. Joining me to discuss the ramifications is Atlanta-based political consultant Andrew Heaton.

We're in the final days of the 2026 Georgia General Assembly legislative session, and with vacated seats & a mad rush to jam in some awful bills, the pressure's on - mostly on beleaguered Democrats to hold off the worst. ⁠Georgia Recorder reporters provide a nice summation⁠ of what's still alive, what could be revived and what's off the table (for now). Get this, though: some GOP legislators may be […]

PLUS: Thurmond's endorsement gets: ⁠plums or prunes⁠? Also, ⁠Keisha's list was ... something to see⁠ & ⁠Esteves' list is long⁠. - -- Coming off a third - and impressive - 'No Kings Day' weekend, it was in listening to (marveling at) ⁠Rev. Senator Raphael Warnock⁠ deliver a "no notes" speech in Atlanta Saturday that somehow aligned well against the faux religiosity on display at CPAC on the same weekend. The […]

Marilyn Marks is no stranger to The Ron Show. Today, the executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance joined to raise the alarm volume on a bill that state Senator Greg Dolezal "zombified" from a Democratic House member's attempt to secure another judicial appointment for her home county. In HB960, Dolezal essentially stripped its intent and instead pumped a bunch of what the ⁠organization calls "numerous unworkable provisions,"⁠ not […]