By Ross Williams | Deputy Editor
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson unveiled an ambitious health care platform Tuesday, including what he called an “intelligent” expansion of Medicaid.
But details on what exactly that means remain slim, and as reporter Alander Rocha reports, the plan hinges on the second Trump administration approving enhanced federal funding that was denied by the first Trump administration.
Wealthy businessman Rick Jackson, the Republican nominee for governor, unveiled his plan for covering more people with health insurance and reducing costs in north Atlanta on Sept. 8, 2026. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
HEALTHCARE
By Alander Rocha
Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson unveiled a health insurance plan he said will cover more Georgians and reduce healthcare costs, but how he would achieve that remains unclear.
“On day one, I will close the coverage gap with intelligent Medicaid expansion,” said Jackson, a wealthy businessman who made his fortune in healthcare, at an event in north Atlanta Tuesday.
His plan would rely in part on getting enhanced Medicaid funding from the federal government, which is available to states that have fully expanded Medicaid, something Georgia has not done.
President Donald Trump has targeted Canadian airline manufacturer Bombardier in his trade war with Canada. In this photo, an Air Canada Express Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft departs Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Photo by Getty Images/Yassine Bahammou)
ECONOMY
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend.
Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is shown down on the ice, with a hockey stick.
“Get up, governor,” a speech bubble from Trump’s mouth reads, apparently referring to Canada as a U.S. state rather than a sovereign country.
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
VOTING
By Jacob Fischler
The hotly contested U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting usurps Congress’ authority, as well as states’ power to administer elections, more than 250 current and former members of Congress said in a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
All 47 members of the U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus, 199 current House Democrats and 15 former House Republicans signed the friend-of-the-court brief opposing President Donald Trump’s policy to add several requirements to mail ballots.
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