Bottoms, Jackson offer competing visions on data centers, Medicaid expansion at business luncheon

By: Ross Williams

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 851

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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ATHENS, Ga. – Data centers and Medicaid expansion were on the menu as Georgia’s candidates for governor made their pitches to the state’s business leaders Wednesday at an annual luncheon hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson took the stage at an Athens event center to pitch their policies to a crowd of over 1,000 members of the state’s business community.

“Small businesses in this state are …

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