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Medicaid Expansion Bill Gains Bipartisan Support In Georgia From Four GOP Senators
Medicaid expansion in Georgia has gained bipartisan support, with four Republican senators signing the Democrat-backed bill.
GOP senators sign on to Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion
Goodman, Hickman and Watson declined comment. Summers told 11Alive News that he has heard from constituents who can be served with Medicaid expansion and is motivated to protect rural hospitals, including Crisp Regional Hospital in his hometown of Cordele.
Georgia Democrats push for Medicaid expansion, health care access
For years, they have refused to fully fund Medicaid and give hardworking Georgians access to quality, affordable health care,” she said. “They choose to leave billions of revenue dollars on the table every single year and instead play partisan politics by starting their own disastrous health care plans that fail Georgians.
GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900K Illinoisans, Dems say
Several Medicaid cuts are being discussed to help fund President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut and his immigration crackdown bill. But Illinois has a “trigger” law that would automatically end Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansions in the state if federal funding is cut — which means 931,
Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go
A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through a conservative-friendly option that gained traction last year after a decade of firm GOP resistance.
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Georgia Republican Accuses Free Lunch Programs of Teaching Kids How to 'Sponge Off the Government': 'I Worked My Way Through School'
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A Georgia Mayor Will Challenge U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde in 2026 Republican Primary
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Georgia Democrats are fracturing over Trump’s hardline immigration agenda
When President Donald Trump made a measure named for a slain Georgia nursing student the first law he signed in his second term, it crystallized a deepening Democratic divide over immigration that ...
Republican suggests students work at McDonald's instead of getting free school lunches
Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick suggested during a CNN interview that kids get jobs, including at fast food restaurants, to pay ...
Georgia Republican Says Kids in School Lunch Programs 'Sponge Off The Government'
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Transgender bill highlights tension in Georgia GOP race for governor
The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.
Republican Rep suggests children should get jobs to pay for school lunches
You’re telling me that kids who stay at home instead of going to work at Burger King or McDonald’s during the summer should ...
Republican Suggests Kids Work at McDonald's Instead of Getting Free Lunch
GOP Representative Rich McCormick suggested that free lunch allows schoolchildren to "sponge off the government." ...
Georgia Republicans push to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?
Changes could reduce liability insurance costs for businesses and commercial property owners. The evidence is mixed on ...