By Anne Snabes, MediaNews Group

U.S. Rep. John James, a 2026 gubernatorial candidate, declined to answer a question Tuesday about whether he would get rid of Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program if elected governor next year.

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which he signed into law last month, includes cuts to Medicaid. Michigan expanded its Medicaid health insurance program in 2014 through the Affordable Care Act, adding hundreds of thousands of low-income adults.

During a visit on Tuesday to the U.S. Coast Guard’s air station at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, James was asked by The Detroit News if he would get rid of the expanded Medicaid program if he became governor in 2027, when state budget analysts project deep cuts will be needed as a result of Trump’

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