By Ross Williams | Deputy Editor
Healthcare executive Rick Jackson has promised sweeping changes to Georgia’s Medicaid system if he’s elected Georgia’s next governor, but what exactly that means remains unclear.
Freelance reporter Ariel Hart digs into that mystery. Some experts express hope that the so-called Jackson Action Plan could modernize a system that many call dysfunctional and blame for keeping working low-income Georgians off of insurance plans, but others wonder if it could spread that dysfunction to hundreds of thousands of Georgians insured under the Affordable Care Act.
Republican candidate for Georgia governor Rick Jackson's health plan could modernize a system that many call dysfunctional, but as experts await specific details, some worry it could spread that dysfunction to hundreds of thousands of Georgians insured under the Affordable Care Act. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
HEALTH
By Ariel Hart
A high-stakes mystery is unfolding in the Georgia governor’s race, potentially affecting health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson released a major policy announcement last week supporting “intelligent Medicaid expansion.” But Medicaid expansion to all a state’s poor is no longer possible under President Donald Trump’s new One Big, Beautiful Bill law, and Jackson’s team says details are still undetermined. So what exactly will this do?
Tiffany Barkley, a 28-year-old nurse who said she would like the Public Service Commission to be more accountable to energy consumers, shows off her “I’m a Georgia voter” sticker after casting a ballot in DeKalb County, Ga. on Oct. 14, 2025. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
VOTING
By Maya Homan
The midterm elections are less than two months away, which means now is the time for Georgia residents to register to vote or ensure that an existing voter registration is up to date.
A number of competitive seats are up for grabs this year, including one of Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats, the governorship and numerous other state and local races.
Georgia’s voter registration deadline is Oct. 5, according to the secretary of state’s office. Here’s what you need to know to ensure that you’re prepared.
Missouri Republican state Rep. Cecelie Williams, flanked by Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe and Democratic state Rep. Raychel Proudie, speaks in April about legislation that clarifies the right to divorce while pregnant. In recent decades, most of the states that have tweaked their divorce laws have made it easier, not harder, to get one. But that may be changing. (Photo by Steph Quinn/Missouri Independent)
CULTURE
By Anna Claire Vollers
Cerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while she was trying to divorce him.
Virginia state law required couples with children, like the Fairfaxes, to wait a year before being allowed to file for divorce. Cerina’s husband, former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, had also tried different legal tactics to prolong the process.
In March of this year, a judge granted Cerina sole custody of their children and ordered Justin to move out.
A few weeks later, with just days left before his move-out deadline, Justin fatally shot Cerina and then himself, police say, while their two teens were also in the house.
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