We’ve heard a lot about Georgia’s refusal to expand Medicaid and uncork the millions of federal dollars that would go with it. Today, a guest columnist writes about other possible solutions, including vouchers and refundable tax credits, a flexible system not bound by what he calls micromanaged regulation. Our second columnist wonders if Georgia is turning its back on its religious values, and failing to tap a ready-made job market, by casting Medicaid expansion aside for political reasons.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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