IA: Branstad calls decision disastorous; urges Iowans to continue fight

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U.S. Supreme Court

Part of 22 in the series The Health Care Decision

DES MOINES – U.S. Supreme Court justices Thursday upheld the individual mandate – the centerpiece of President Obama’s health-care overhaul – marking a major victory for the president as he faces re-election.
The court said in its 5-4 ruling the mandate was allowable under Congress’s taxing authority.
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KS: Gov. says law infringes on civil liberties

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KansasSeal

Part of 22 in the series The Health Care Decision

By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter
TOPEKA —  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled by narrow 5-4 margin Thursday to  to uphold the federal health care law and extend health coverage to 350,000 Kansas residents, or about 13 percent of the population who don’t now have it.
The [...]

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WI: Walker says he won’t implement ACA in Badger State

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SCOTUS: Warrants should be obtained to conduct BAC blood tests in most cases.

Part of 22 in the series The Health Care Decision

By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker is pledging to fight the U.S. Supreme Court, vowing that he will not implement the federal health care reform law, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the law is constitutional.
Walker said in a statement shortly [...]

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MO: State’s health-care providers, lawmakers grapple with SCOTUS decision

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Supporters of President Obama's health care law gather Thursday outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carten Cordell)

Part of 22 in the series The Health Care Decision

By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
In a shock to many health-care experts and politicians in Missouri, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld all parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Most expected the Supreme Court to at least overturn the mandate requiring individuals to [...]

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VA: Governor says ACA ruling will be ‘costly’ for Virginians

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Hundreds of people gather Thursday outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., as the court issues its decision on the Affordable Health Care Act.

Part of 22 in the series The Health Care Decision

By Carten Cordell and Kathryn Watson
ALEXANDRIA — It was a chaotic scene Thursday morning at the U.S. Supreme Court, where it took a few moments for the hundreds of spectators to sort out that the justices had indeed upheld President Barack Obama’s signature piece of [...]

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