MARTA's CEO resigns this week over immigration concerns; US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on President Trump, AG Bondi to release the Jeffrey Epstein files; and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, running for governor, announces a committee to abolish the state income tax.

Three simple words, consisting of only 11 letters, formed the preamble to human history’s first test in self governance, an experiment still ongoing more than two centuries after a new nation’s founding.

On July 4, 2026, America will mark 250 years since a group of white men - doctors and bankers; lawyers and slave-owning farmers; scientists and soldiers; politicians and ministers - declared 13 quibbling, self-centered and wildly disparate English colonies devoid of British colonial rule in the New World.

To mark the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America, Gray Media, parent company of WANF Atlanta News First, is hosting a look at our country called “We the People.”

Peter Hubbard has won the primary runoff for Public Service Commission District 3, defeating Keisha Waites. Hubbard, a Democrat, will face incumbent Republican Fitz Johnson in November.

Also, journalist and Decaturish contributor King Williams came on the podcast to talk about several topics, including DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s housing agenda, a major street project in Avondale Estates, and Lulah Hills, a planned mixed-use development at the site of a former mall.

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Ending months of speculation, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced this week he is running for governor in 2026. He enters the race as the candidate with the most money on hand, while Attorney General Chris Carr is trailing in the fundraising category, as are Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms and state Sen. Jason Esteves.

DeKalb County is delaying the implementation of a 10% water and sewer rate increase.

The rate raise was set to begin on July 1 but was abruptly halted over unfinished contract negotiations. DeKalb County Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry came on the show to discuss the situation, plus the county’s response to anti-ICE protests.

Also, get the latest on Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language metro Atlanta journalist who was arrested during a DeKalb County protest in June and taken into ICE custody.

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July 1 marks the beginning of a new fiscal year in Georgia. That also means a whole host of new laws go into effect. This year, measures ranging from new technological school safety tools to a measure allowing wrongfully prosecuted or convicted persons to be reimbursed for their legal costs, take effect very soon.

A local real estate news website, Tomorrow’s News Today, predicts Decatur residents may finally see a long-desired grocery chain move into the space once known as Baby Kroger.

Eli Zandman, founder of Tomorrow’s News Today, talks about the changing real estate landscape in DeKalb County — including the possibility of a Trader Joe’s.

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Supporters of Attorney General Chris Carr launched an attack ad this week against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who has not announced a 2026 Georgia governor's campaign yet but is widely assumed to be the race's frontrunner when he does announce. Also: the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a ruling affecting transgender care for minors nationwide; U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene comes out in opposition of any American military involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict; state Sen. Jason Esteves picks up more endorsements in his Georgia governor's campaign, while former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms own gubernatorial bid is getting off to a slow start.