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Brownstein Hyatt: Democrats Flip Five Governorships, Nine Chambers
In a client alert, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck reports that Democrats flipped five Republican-held governorships, all in states carried by President Trump in 2024, and gained at least nine state legislative chambers without losing any in Tuesday's elections. The firm notes Texas will have its first Democratic governor since 1990, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin gain their first Democratic trifectas in decades, and Michigan and Minnesota regain trifectas lost two years ago. The firm states these new state government lineups inherit a crowded policy agenda spanning technology, Medicaid and taxes.
Why it mattersState Medicaid agencies and health plans in Texas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota may need to watch for shifts in Medicaid policy priorities as new Democratic governors and legislative majorities take office.