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Bottoms names John King to lead "Georgia's Promise" transition

Georgia's governor-elect puts healthcare costs and cross-party cooperation at the center of preparations for taking office.

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1:42Bottoms names the transition "Georgia's Promise," with the goal of being ready to govern on day one.
2:12John King is named chief operating officer, followed by introductions of transition leaders.
14:12Bottoms backs Medicaid expansion and addresses healthcare affordability; later, she says funding requires a state budget review.
22:04She links limited mental health care access to pressure on correctional facilities and points to diversion programs.
23:50She cites Andy Beshear's collaboration with Republican lawmakers as a model for governing across party lines.

"Our goal is simple: to be ready to govern on day one," Keisha Lance Bottoms says as she introduces the people preparing her administration to take office.

The Georgia governor-elect has named her transition effort "Georgia's Promise," appointing Republican insurance commissioner John King as its chief operating officer. For the former Atlanta mayor, the announcement moves the conversation from winning an election to assembling a government.

FOX 5 Atlanta's full press conference drew more than 109,000 views in its first 11 hours, far beyond the station's usual first-day audience for regular videos.

Bottoms introduces a team that includes business executive Roz Brewer, then faces questions about how her priorities will survive budget pressures and a Republican-controlled Senate. Healthcare affordability is a recurring subject: she supports Medicaid expansion, but says her team must examine the state budget to determine what it can absorb.

Asked about crime and mental health outside metro Atlanta, Bottoms describes concerns she has heard from law enforcement about the burden on correctional facilities. She points to diversion programs under former Governor Nathan Deal and during her own mayoral term as approaches to draw on.

Cooperation is more than an abstract promise in the questions that follow. Bottoms describes her relationship with Governor Brian Kemp as cordial and friendly. Asked how she would govern alongside Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration, she cites Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's work with a Republican legislature as a model, keeping her answer focused on everyday household concerns.