Fallout from the 2020 presidential election feels like it may never end in Georgia. Decisions made following Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow win — and Donald Trump's false claims of victory that year — still define politics in the Peach State as 2026 elections approach.

Gerlda B. Hines, Georgia’s state accounting officer since September 2021 and the first woman permanently appointed to the role, is working to eliminate antiquated finance and accounting processes—essentially bringing Big Tech to hundreds of agencies.

An approval letter from CMS noted that the temporary extension and its amendments are designed to help the program accomplish its goals.

Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country’s only Medicaid program with work requirements – more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees,