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The Georgia Public Service Commission begins its administrative session on Feb. 18. Credit: Georgia PSC Livestream.
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Crowded Georgia PSC races draw 10 candidates amid rising utility costs

Crowded Georgia PSC races draw 10 candidates amid rising utility costs Two seats, 10 candidates.  The Georgia Public Service Commission has gained popularity over the past year with rising utility costs accompanied by a historic expansion of Georgia Power’s grid capacity. Two seats of the five member commission are up for election this year. One, District Three, is currently held by Commissioner Peter Hubbard, a Democrat who beat out a […]

todayMay 14, 2026 2

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks on Tuesday before signing the budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Credit: Office of Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp.
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Kemp signs Georgia’s 2027 budget focused on growth and restrained spending

Kemp signs Georgia’s 2027 budget focused on growth and restrained spending Gov. Brian Kemp signed the budget for fiscal year 2027 on Tuesday saying that the plan will keep Georgia prosperous while also limiting government spending. “As I always say, our job is to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, because that’s the people’s money, not the government’s! That’s why we’ve saved or returned over $12 billion to the taxpayers, […]

todayMay 14, 2026 2

Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Richard Wright joined The Ron Show Wednesday.
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Kemp’s weaponized pen attacks homeless vets | Is Richard the ‘Wright’ choice for LG?

Governor Brian Kemp's last hurrah with the veto pen (and the 'sign into law' pen, too) is akin to burying landmines on property just before abandoning it for someone else to step all over. ⁠Income & property tax relief measures passed by the GOP-led General Assembly⁠ will shift tax burden onto consumption taxes everyone will pay - disproportionately impacting the poor and working class - to give the better-and-well-of a […]

todayMay 13, 2026 4

Fair Fight CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo joined The Ron Show Wednesday, to discuss the landscape of the post-'Callais' USA.
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A ‘new civil rights movement’ has to be built: it’ll begin (again) in Selma

⁠Fair Fight Action ⁠CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo (who's now been ⁠called to testify before a state Senate panel investigating the now-defunct New Georgia Project⁠) joined me to vent over the state of civil rights & marginalized voter rights in a post-'Callais' environment. Lauren spoke of the need for a "new civil rights movement." Well, that new coalition is ⁠assembling Saturday in Selma⁠ - first at the Edmun Pettis bridge - with […]

todayMay 13, 2026 6

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Georgia small businesses struggle with tariffs and rising operating costs

Georgia small businesses struggle with tariffs and rising operating costs Georgia small businesses are feeling the pinch from tariffs and rising costs. Katrina Golden owns Lil Mama’s Sweet Treats which serves coffee and baked goods at the VA Medical Center in downtown Augusta.  She said rising costs and job uncertainty caused less people to buy from her shop. “Long term, it’s not sustainable for small businesses,” Golden said. “Just bottom […]

todayMay 13, 2026 10

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the state Capitol Monday before signed workforce development bills. Credit: Office of Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp.
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Kemp signs workforce bills aimed at boosting talent pipeline in Georgia

Kemp signs workforce bills aimed at boosting talent pipeline in Georgia In a mad dash to sign bills before the Tuesday deadline, Gov. Brian Kemp signed more pieces of legislation Monday focused on strengthening Georgia’s workforce. "In order to be the best state in the country for business and economic growth, Georgia also has to be the Top State for Talent," Kemp said in a news release. "Our skilled and […]

todayMay 13, 2026 3

The Ron Show, airing weekdays at 8am and 4pm on Georgia Now.
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After ‘Callais’ & Virginia, Democrats don’t need to cut corners

After the 'Callais' decision by the US Supreme Court, Democrats were already bracing for 'confederate' states to hastily re-draw Congressional maps to eliminate majority black districts, clearly showing southern conservatives having moved on from 'racism' (note: sarcasm). Then came the Virginia Supreme Court deciding that state's hasty left-leaning gerrymander ran afoul of state law (by a 10-1 vote - not even close). So naturally, Democrats initially started ⁠grasping at an […]

todayMay 12, 2026 8

Joining Catherine & Debra at the kitchen table recently, was NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan
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What’s the (New)Deal, Debbie?

Our guest at the Kitchen Table this episode is⁠ Debbie Cox Bultan⁠, CEO at NewDeal. ⁠NewDEAL⁠ is a selective center-left network of state and local elected leaders from across the nation. Ther mission is to scour the country to lift up the best and brightest elected officials who are pragmatic and get results – including councilmembers, county executives, mayors, state legislators, and state-wide leaders below the level of governor. We […]

todayMay 12, 2026 5

The Ron Show, airing weekdays at 8am and 4pm on Georgia Now.
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Did Fani dispatch ‘revenge tour’ candidates? | Remembering Ted Turner

PLUS: A Democrat governor in GA having to work w/a GOP legislature & 'Friday Funnies' Thursday's conversation with ⁠former Fulton prosecutor Will Wooten⁠, running for a Georgia Appeals Court seat, dropped just before the ⁠AJC's Bill Torpy penned his op/ed ⁠where he somewhat insinuates that perhaps Fulton DA Fani Willis may have dispatched candidates for a 'revenge tour' of sorts. Georgia Recorder columnist Jay Bookman ⁠offered more perspective on the […]

todayMay 12, 2026 2

Former Fulton County prosecutor, candidate for Georgia Court of Appeals, Will Wooten, joined the Ron Show last Thursday.
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‘Justice for all’ fuels Will Wooten’s post-Fulton / Trump bench run

His Georgia Court of Appeals judicial candidacy garners enough attention for ⁠Will Wooten⁠ because he is who he is on two fronts: he's an out gay man in the South, and a former Fulton County prosecutor, having⁠ worked with Fani Willis' office to prosecute Donald Trump⁠ and his band of co-conspirators for attempting to overturn the 2020 Presidential election results here in Georgia. While AJC op/ed writer Bill Torpy likens […]

todayMay 12, 2026 10