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A photo of U.S. Rep. David Scott speaking as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
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Rep. David Scott, longtime Georgia congressman, dies at 80

Rep. David Scott, longtime Georgia congressman, dies at 80 U.S. Rep. David Scott of Georgia’s Thirteenth Congressional District died Wednesday, according to a statement from his office. He was 80 years old. The Democratic congressman served in Congress for more than 23 years and was running for re-election for a 13th term in the House representing Henry, Clayton, DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton and Gwinnett counties. Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, […]

todayApril 24, 2026 17

Smoke fills the air as the fire in Folkston, Georgia, burns at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Credit: Carmen Palermo post to Facebook.
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Kemp declares emergency as South Georgia wildfires spread rapidly

Kemp declares emergency as South Georgia wildfires spread rapidly Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Wednesday due to the wildfires in South Georgia. “With much of Georgia remaining in extreme drought conditions, wildfires have already surpassed the state's 5-year average and continue to spread,” Kemp said in a news release. “My team and I are working closely with Georgia State Forester Johnny Sabo and his team, along with […]

todayApril 23, 2026 23

A wide photo of a large smoke plume billowing out from the fire at BioLabs in Conyers, Georgia.
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Georgia high court weighs long-term health monitoring after BioLab fire

Georgia high court weighs long-term health monitoring after BioLab fire The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday related to the 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers. Residents are seeking long-term medical monitoring regardless of whether they currently show symptoms. The fire at the BioLab facility in September 2024 caused more than 17,000 people to evacuate and another 90,000 people to shelter in place. Larry Cox, a vice president of Dan-Kel Concrete […]

todayApril 23, 2026 20

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Georgia sees major drop in ACA enrollment after subsidy cuts

Georgia sees major drop in ACA enrollment after subsidy cuts More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage after Affordable Care Act plans faced substantial price hikes with recent changes. An investigation by The Current and The Georgia Recorder shows that 550,000 Georgians have not signed up for Georgia’s healthcare plan. That is a 37% drop in enrollment compared to January 2025. Health insurance policies on Georgia’s […]

todayApril 22, 2026 19

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Refundable adoption tax credit brings relief to Georgia families

Refundable adoption tax credit brings relief to Georgia families A newly refundable adoption tax credit is giving Georgia families some financial relief as they take on the often expensive process of adoption. One Georgia mother says she didn’t even realize the credit existed until after her daughter’s adoption was complete. Now that recent changes allow part of the credit to be refunded, she believes it will make a meaningful difference […]

todayApril 22, 2026 13

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Georgia’s ACA enrollment plummet: how that’s a bad look for Kemp and a Democrat

New data obtained by ⁠The Current⁠ and Georgia Recorder (thanks to a FOIA request) shows ⁠Affordable Care Act enrollment in Georgia slumped by more than one-third ⁠at the start of 2026, on the heels of pandemic-era enhanced subsidies going away (remember the government shutdown last fall?). With outgoing Governor Brian Kemp thinking 2028 might be fertile territory for him to tout his era of governance, this won't age well; but […]

todayApril 21, 2026 23

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Georgia counties brace for paper ballots as QR code deadline looms

Georgia counties brace for paper ballots as QR code deadline looms Election officials are advising counties to prepare for a move to hand-marked paper ballots for the November election as a July deadline approaches with no other solution in place. After July 1, QR codes can no longer be used to count ballots due to a Georgia law that was passed in 2024. The 2026 legislative session ended in Georgia […]

todayApril 21, 2026 30

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Trump taps Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead CDC amid agency concerns

Trump taps Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead CDC amid agency concerns President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as the next director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz served as the deputy surgeon general during Trump’s first administration and retired as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She is a preventative medicine physician and also served as the chief […]

todayApril 21, 2026 17

Rep. Tanya Miller, candidate for Georgia attorney general, joined The Ron Show for Monday.
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Ossoff flashes sharpened rhetoric & Tanya Miller reminds us who an AG is supposed to serve (it’s us)

Plus: Clay Fuller tries out 'satire' for a side hustle and fails. We haven't even crossed the 2026 finish line yet, and already the Democratic party's 2028 field is starting to not only reveal itself but flex its rhetorical might. First up, though, concerns about election integrity have Democrats in Congress wondering (aloud) ⁠if the National Guard is going to adhere to Trump or the US Constitution⁠. We (sort of) […]

todayApril 21, 2026 15

Gov. Brian Kemp gives the audience a thumbs up at his final State of the State address Thursday at the Georgia State Capitol. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives Livestream.
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Calls grow for Kemp to veto bill making some metro elections nonpartisan

Calls grow for Kemp to veto bill making some metro elections nonpartisan Republicans and Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to veto House Bill 369, a bill that would make some elections nonpartisan in some metro Atlanta counties. If made law, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton counties would see a shift to nonpartisan races for district attorneys, county commissioners, tax commissioners and other local offices. The changes would […]

todayApril 20, 2026 15