GA Repubs come for early voting & to smother transit referendums

Natalie Keiser & Quentin Postell joined The Ron Show Tuesday.

PLUS: Ossoff, slew of GA Democrats qualify. Meet the young candidate running for HD 4 and what impact will this session have on housing affordability, availability and advocacy for the unhoused?

A couple notable bills are picking up steam under the Gold Dome; both a bit concerning. GA Senate ⁠Republicans want to return to hand-marked paper ballots⁠ (fine), but also to eliminate early in-person voting (why?). Also, now there’s a push to⁠ limit transit referendums to once every eight years, ⁠particularly troubling in metro Atlanta when the region’s already vastly underserved by mass transit and the state DOT is woefully behind on meeting vehicular needs.

Sen. Jon Ossoff joined a long line of Democrats in Atlanta Monday to qualify for their 2026 races and greeted supporters afterwards with ⁠a somber-toned statement ⁠weaving the Iran conflict with affordability – both of which are top-of-mind with voters this cycle now.

Ron was joined by ⁠Natalie Keiser⁠, Executive Director of ⁠HouseATL,⁠ who explained how housing affordability, homelessness policy, and state legislation are shaping (or mis-shaping) Atlanta’s housing crisis.

Then, meet the candidate Ron openly called for weeks ago: ⁠Quentin Postell⁠, an under-30 candidate running for Georgia House District 4. Quentin explained why he entered the race and shared his concerns about “forever chemicals” linked to water contamination in Dalton and Whitfield County.