Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

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State officials opposed expanding Medicaid when widening the health program became an option last summer. Today, a college professor calls that an unwise move economically, while a conservative political advocate considers it fiscally prudent.

Guest columnists:

Medicaid expansion helps economy by William S. Custer

Reject Medicaid expansion by Virginia Galloway