Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to again speed up state income tax cuts and is warning lawmakers that he'll call them back into special session later this year if that's what it takes to push through his priority of limiting lawsuit verdicts.

Since its July 2023 launch, Georgia Pathways has provided Medicaid coverage to 8,385 Georgians. Critics have argued thousands more could be covered if the state fully expanded Medicaid, which Kemp, previous Republican governors, and GOP legislative leaders have consistently resisted as too expensive.