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The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for high-quality statehouse and statewide news across the United States. The focus of our work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues.
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Analysis: Fewer than 4,500 enrolled in Georgia’s Medicaid alternative

July 12, 2024 The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Fewer than 4,500 people are enrolled in Georgia’s Medicaid alternative that launched a year ago, well below enrollment estimates. The number of 4,323 Georgians enrolled in Georgia Pathways to Coverage as of June 15 is from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, which reviewed estimates the Department of Community Health provided to the media. The state agency did not immediately confirm the numbers on Friday. The state launched the Pathways program
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Ossoff: ‘A grave risk to U.S. national security’ if no border bill

May 22, 2024 The Center Square
(The Center Square) — Warning that “there is a real terrorism threat associated with unlawful entry at the southern border,” a Georgia senator implored lawmakers to pass a border security measure. “We are considering this week legislation that would fortify our asylum system against exploitation, that would crack down on illegal crossings on the southern border, that would expedite the deportation of those who have entered the United States unlawfully, that would hire a significant