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Supreme Court Ruling: Our New Health Care “Adventure”

Originally published June 25, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

Supreme Court Ruling: Our New Health Care “Adventure”

So, the long-awaited moment is nearly here. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on several health care “reform” cases[1. The “law” at issue is actually two pieces of legislation – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act.] this week. Most probably the […]

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US Supreme Court Health Care Arguments: The Basics

Originally published March 26, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 2 Comments

US Supreme Court Health Care Arguments: The Basics

UPDATES noted in red: Last update, Sunday, April 1 @2:46pm The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on health care “reform” cases in three sessions on three days this week, beginning today, Monday, March 26. The Supreme Court’s ruling on the case, widely expected in June of this year, is of obvious historic importance, […]

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Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Originally published September 16, 2011, By Linda. Updated November 6, 2014. 6 Comments

Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other […]

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Whether You THINK About Health Insurance or NOT – Judge Says Government Can Regulate That

Originally published March 2, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated June 30, 2013. Leave a Comment

Whether You THINK About Health Insurance or NOT – Judge Says Government Can Regulate That

Remember Ripley’s Believe it or Not? Maybe the Ripley’s folks should present this information, because it’s about as strange as some of the things I remember seeing on the TV show I watched when I was a teen. We’ve been writing about rulings on cases challenging the health care law, and most recently, we’ve put […]

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Lots of Legislation in the Unicameral: Are You Watching?

Originally published January 21, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 1 Comment

Lots of Legislation in the Unicameral: Are You Watching?

Examining the blizzard of bills introduced in the Unicameral is likely to make one’s eyes cross. We are working through them, however. We’ve been hearing from a number of Nebraskans who are passionate about one issue or another and from those who are passing along information to help us out. We appreciate the interest, the […]

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Virginia Ruling Declaring Health Care Reform Unconstitutional and Social Security Parallels

Originally published December 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. Leave a Comment

Virginia Ruling Declaring Health Care Reform Unconstitutional and Social Security Parallels

“At its core, this dispute is not simply about regulating the business of insurance—or crafting a scheme of universal health insurance coverage—it’s about an individual’s right to choose to participate.” A federal judge in the Eastern Virginia District Court released a summary judgment Monday declaring the individual mandate portion of the health care law passed […]

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