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What's next for Keisha Lance-Bottoms agenda after her historic gubernatorial victory in Georgia

Devon Wright
Sports Reporter · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM · 1 min read
What's next for Keisha Lance-Bottoms agenda after her historic gubernatorial victory in Georgia — Statesboro Health news

Georgia Democrats are celebrating after winning the state's highest offices, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Democrats also appear close to taking control of the state House of Representatives, but Republicans will still maintain control of the state Senate. That may present some challenges for Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms' agenda, including expanding access to Medicaid. At Mosaic Health Clinic in Clarkston, Executive Director Jeremy Cole said many of their new patients are people who had insurance a year ago and now don't."A lot of folks have lost Medicaid, but they've also just they used to have like Affordable Care Act plans and and the premiums went up so much for them this year they made the difficult decision to say 'I gotta to go without,'" Cole said. Cole said he's encouraged that more people are paying attention to healthcare. "There are a range of issues, of course, that people are voting on," Cole said. "But I think h

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