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New federal SNAP rules put pressure on Georgia to reduce payment errors

New federal SNAP rules put pressure on Georgia to reduce payment errors Georgia has a year before new federal penalties could begin taking effect, but state officials are already facing growing pressure to improve the accuracy of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after new federal data placed Georgia among the states with the highest payment error rates, according to reporting by the Georgia Recorder. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported […]

todayJune 30, 2026 9

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Georgia lawmakers, advocates cite BioLab fire in fight over federal chemical safety rules

Georgia lawmakers, advocates cite BioLab fire in fight over federal chemical safety rules Supporters of stronger chemical safety regulations are pointing to the 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers as they push back against congressional efforts to change the nation’s primary law governing hazardous chemicals. Earlier this year, members of Congress considered amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act, which authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate dangerous chemicals. Business groups […]

todayJune 30, 2026 9

Chapin (SC) HS AP language arts teacher Mary Rose Wood, using a previously banned Ta-Nehisi Coates book in her classroom.
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Rick Jackson forgot “TV commercial Rick Jackson” | Revisiting a thorny (Mary) Rose

Friend of the show, columnist ⁠Jay Bookman reminds us (and Rick Jackson) of the "Rick Jackson" Rick recalls himself being as a child: impoverished and in need⁠. As Bookman opines, it's as if Jackson forgot that child version of himself on route to crafting the sort of policies he'd put in place if he were to become Georgia's next governor. - - - Revisiting a conversation I had with Mary […]

todayJune 27, 2026 12

Grant Myerholtz, lead pastor at Mt Hebron Church in Hartwell, GA, joined The Ron Show in 2023 to discuss his church bucking Baptist bigotry & filling pews by welcoming all.
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Stop giving bigots (Pride gear and) a platform | the rural GA preacher bucking anti-gay Baptist bigotry

Some folks on social media have taken the bait, arguing the pros and cons of mandated "Pride Night" gear for pro athletes. Of all teams, the SAN FRANCISCO Giants ⁠manages to have anti-gay bigots on its roster, but they also (my opinion) made the mistake of concocting "Pride Night" gear for players to wear⁠ (it was an option, and note mandated). A ⁠minor league baseball team wound up having to […]

todayJune 27, 2026 10

Marilyn Marks, executive director at the Coalition for Good Governance, joined The Ron Show this week.
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Georgia Repubs accidentally mandate nail-biter elections? Rick’s running (from Keisha) … the no-show rodeo

...plus the Georgia GOP no-show rodeo & a Wynter-y cold endorsement leaves Mike Collins frozen out. The special session Governor Brian Kemp commanded out of the state legislature didn't yield much for his party (no redrawn maps, no property tax cuts passed onto consumers' sales taxes) but it did yield a mess of an election bill he'll have to sign (we're guessing) to address ⁠the looming QR code deadline⁠: according […]

todayJune 27, 2026 12

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The GOP 3-ring circus: Georgia elections protocols, algae & Iran

A Tuesday update on Georgia's special legislative session takes us to one ring of a three-ring circus of GOP clown activity. As the AJC's Caleb Groves & David Wickert reported - Republicans under the Gold Dome struggled to tackle a self-mandated deadline to eliminate QR codes from ballots ⁠while also trying to saddle local elections officials with an absurd burden to hand recount top-tier races⁠. Stone Mountain Senator Kim Jackson […]

todayJune 27, 2026 16

Ceretta Smith, Democratic nominee for the GA 12th Congressional district, joined The Ron Show recently.
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GA Dems stare down GOP tax shell game | Ceretta Smith runs “for the people” in GA-12

During the entire special session of the Georgia General Assembly, Democrats managed - time and time again - to withstand GOP efforts to offer property tax cuts while putting the burden on local electeds to find ways to make up the funding gap such cuts would put on county and municipal budgts. One such locally elected official - Jimmy Furst, Chamblee city councilman - ⁠provided his thoughts in an op/ed […]

todayJune 27, 2026 12

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Economics

Warnock criticizes Trump after bipartisan housing bill stalls over SAVE Act dispute

Warnock says Trump put politics ahead of housing as bipartisan bill remains unsigned A bipartisan effort to address the nation’s housing shortage hit an unexpected roadblock Wednesday after President Donald Trump declined to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, prompting sharp criticism from Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock. Warnock, who helped write one of the bill’s key housing provisions, said the president abandoned legislation that would have made it […]

todayJune 25, 2026 10

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’s Done Supporting the Republican Party

Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks With Republican Party, Says Conservatives Are ‘Fed Up’ Former Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she no longer identifies with the Republican Party, arguing that GOP leaders have lost touch with the voters who put them in office. Greene's latest criticism came in two social media posts this week, where she described herself as politically homeless despite remaining firmly conservative. "I'm way too conservative to be […]

todayJune 24, 2026 12