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Billings Elated After Obamacare Ruling

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9 years ago

June 28, 2015

A Supreme Court ruling supporting the Affordable Care Act hasn’t changed much of anything. Democrats still like the plan, and Republicans still want to get rid of it. Among the elected Democrats who’s pleased by the court’s decision is La Crosse lawmaker Jill Billings who believes the decision gives a sense of surety to those who get their insurance through federal exchanges and benefit from subsidies.

Billings believes that about 16-hundred people in her Assembly district are signed up for Obamacare. She accuses Governor Scott Walker of continuing to oppose the health care plan as part of his campaign to run for president.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.