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NDRC executive director Marina Jenkins came to the kitchen table for a talk about gerrymandering & redistricting.
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Gerrymandering: how Marina Jenkins & the NDRC seek to end it

Marina Jenkins, Executive Director of the⁠ National Democratic Redistricting Committee⁠, came to the kitchen table to discuss her role in combatting partisan gerrymandering and the impact redistricting has on everyday voters and voter participation. Hear how gerrymandering turned a 1% net win into a 47-seat bloodbath for Democrats not long ago in the U.S. House and how the mid-decade race to gerrymander is undoing years of work to bring better […]

todayMarch 25, 2026 9

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Georgia Senate advances bill to end clock changes, adopt permanent DST

Georgia Senate advances bill to end clock changes, adopt permanent DST Changing clocks twice a year might be a thing of the past for Georgians. The Georgia Senate passed a bill Monday that would keep the state in daylight saving time all year. House Bill 154, or the Georgia Sunshine Protection Act, passed the Senate with a vote of 45-5. The bill will head back to the House to vote […]

todayMarch 25, 2026 11

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‘The timing is now.’ Voting rights advocates fight for fair Cobb school board maps

'The timing is now.' Voting rights advocates fight for fair Cobb school board maps Parents and families of Cobb County schools have been raising concerns for years about the school district. Poy Winichakul, senior attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said they heard from several families concerned about their children. “Over the last several years, we had been connecting with parents and families and students in Cobb County who […]

todayMarch 25, 2026 25

Melita Easters, executive director, Georgia WIN List
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GA woman charged with murder after abortion pill use: it’s not a simple case to debate

PLUS: Clay Fuller's "word salad" exchange, SCOTUS may spark a Trumper-tantrum & Sarah Huckabee Sanders plays 'victim' again Melita Easters, executive director at the Georgia WIN List⁠, joined me Monday morning to discuss the most recent tragic story from Georgia in the aftermath of that state's passage of a six-week abortion ban: a southeast ⁠Georgia woman was arrested after using an abortion pill⁠ with oxycodone while pregnant, resulting in the […]

todayMarch 24, 2026 15

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ICE agents deployed to Atlanta airport as TSA shortages cause delays

ICE agents deployed to Atlanta airport as TSA shortages cause delays Federal immigration agents arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday in hopes to reduce long lines amid the partial government shutdown. More than 3,000 Transportation Security Administration officers did not report for work nationwide causing major delays at security checkpoints over the weekend. Some wait times at the Atlanta airport reached up to six hours on Saturday. U.S. […]

todayMarch 24, 2026 16

Sterling Thrill w/the Friday Funnies - and Georgia's GOP soap opera rolls on
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From ‘Friday Funnies’ to Burt’s timely disdain for Jackson cash & now Georgia’s a ‘toss-up’

Friday's Ron Show features a weekly comedic therapy session; therapeutic for me if for no one else, that is. My good friend Sterling Thrill - stand up & virtual comedian & political satirist - gives me my weekly 'break' from the headlines ... to laugh at those headlines, to start the show off on this edition. Then, the nasty race for the GOP nomination for Georgia's governor's race is the […]

todayMarch 24, 2026 12

Gov. Brian Kemp signs the amended budget at the state Capitol Tuesday for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Kemp signs gas tax suspension as prices rise amid Iran war

Kemp signs gas tax suspension as prices rise amid Iran war Gov. Brian Kemp signed a 60-day state gas tax suspension Friday to reduce costs at the pump as prices rise due to the war in Iran. The move will save Georgians around 33 cents per gallon of gasoline and 37 cents per gallon of diesel. The suspension goes into effect immediately. "Hardworking Georgians know best how to spend their […]

todayMarch 23, 2026 20

A hand drops a ballot in the 3D Georgia map with the colors of the Georgia state flag on a blue background in a flat design style
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Cobb panel to discuss racial gerrymandering case, voter impact

Cobb panel to discuss racial gerrymandering case, voter impact Several civil rights organizations will host a panel discussion Tuesday to discuss a racial gerrymandering case in Cobb County.  The Southern Poverty Law Center, League of Women Voters of Marietta-Cobb County, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, and the Southern Coalition for Justice have partnered to provide an update on the case Finn v. Cobb BOE and encourage residents to […]

todayMarch 23, 2026 47

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‘Obnoxious’ Sharia Law attack, GOP hypocrisy & Democratic divisions

PLUS: why 'electability' is the determining factor for my decision to vote for Jason Esteves & what happened to "Tulsi: 2020?" Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist ⁠Bill Torpy wrote of a recent anti-Muslim AI-generated video⁠ state Senator Greg Dolezal shared on social media - not just to pile on with the immense disgust for it (which came not just from Democrats), but also to pinpoint this being the moment former state […]

todayMarch 20, 2026 23