All posts tagged "Obamacare"

(The Alan Stock Show) – Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and small businesses On the eve of the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare, taxpayers are reminded that the President’s healthcare law is one of the largest tax increases in American history. Obamacare contains 20 new or...

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court decisionupholding much of the Affordable Care Act on the state’s Medicaid program remain unclear. “The implications for Medicaid costs are still unclear, but Nevada will prepare to meet the serious financial implications of this decision,”...

(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – As happens many times, the United States Supreme gave a little bit...

(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – I’ve been listening to a lot of oral arguments in front of the United States Supreme Court and the Nevada Supreme Court recently because of a new radio station (KNNR 1400AM) we are launching in the Reno/Carson City market. And I’ve come to some conclusions about why...

(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) With Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto it is not about the law or the constitution, it is all about liberal politics. How else can one explain why she took a pass when the governor ordered her to join two dozen other states in challenging ObamaCare in federal court,...

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – The head of Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services said today that as many as 150,000 more residents will be eligible for Medicaid coverage if the federal health care law is found constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Bringing new residents onto the rolls is expected to...

(Jim Clark) – The front-page media buzz of late has been the give, take and presidential spin over lawyers’ arguments before the US Supreme Court and questions posed by the justices in connection with judicial review of Obamacare.  On trial is the Constitutionality of that law’s mandate that every American obtain a...

Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) When the debate turns into a cacophony of noise and people seem to be shouting over each other with arguments that twist and turn in upon themselves and degrade into mere name calling, it is time to return to the original concepts and reread the original text to grasp...

(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – Once upon a time, back in 1972 at Bradley University, I took Constitutional Law 101. I cannot remember the name of the professor, but I certainly remember the specifics of a case named Marbury v. Madison. The actual case itself was a relatively petty dispute about a...

  (Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) It seems our former constitutional law professor of a president has again leveled a bit of criticism toward the robed ladies and gentlemen of the highest court in the land. In a press conference Monday, Obama made pointed reference to an “unelected group of people,” meaning the court....

(Geoffrey Lawrence/NPRI) – Taxpayers lose again with Governor Brian Sandoval’s decision to propose extending the so-called “sunset” taxes. This demonstrates, once again, the danger behind the concept of a “temporary” tax increase. Once bureaucracy becomes dependent on that additional revenue to sustain itself, the tax increase rarely goes away. In 2010, Governor...

(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – It’s now official. The United States Supreme Court will hear the lawsuit filed by Nevada and 25 other states against what is popularly called “Obamacare.” The core of the lawsuit hinges on the requirement in the law for every individual to buy health insurance or face a...

NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – “The States are pushing back, doing exactly what the Founding Fathers did!” exclaimed attorney Mark Hutchison speaking at the Nevada Republican Men’s Club (NRMC) on Monday, September 12. Hutchison, with Hutchison & Steffen, was explaining how the Continental Congress reacted in 1773 to the Intolerable Acts, which...