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Sunday, January 8, 2017 |
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What's Next for Marijuana Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5357 Views :: Taxes, Drugs
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... legislators are considering a special, higher GET rate for marijuana, but haven’t decided upon that rate yet ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
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Ige’s Billion Dollar Psych-Out
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5000 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the Ige Administration has been meeting with the unions....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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10 New Year's Resolutions for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:55 PM :: 6229 Views :: Hawaii State Government, OHA, Taxes
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Stop the unconstitutional use of public funds to turn native Hawaiians into a race-based tribe. Instead, focus on what would really help them -- like better schools, more housing, and economic development....
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Monday, December 26, 2016 |
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Indigestible: DoTAX 2016 Tax Digest--87 Pages
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 3774 Views :: Taxes
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This digest summarizes the Hawaii tax laws enacted during the 2016 Regular Session and the federal tax laws enacted during calendar year 2015....
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Sunday, December 18, 2016 |
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Hawaii Retroactive Tax Hikes Every Year
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5634 Views :: Hawaii History, Taxes
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People get viscerally upset when you tell them they need to follow a rule they didn't know and couldn't have known....
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Caldwell Raises Property Taxes 5.9% By Jacking up Assessments
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 5337 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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Tomorrow, the city will send approximately 300,000 notices....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Only 3% of Hawaii Tobacco Taxes Used for Anti-Tobacco Programs
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 5433 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...The State is the senior partner in the tobacco industry....
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Monday, December 12, 2016 |
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OHA Fishing for Money from Fishermen?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 7299 Views :: OHA, Small Business, Taxes
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OHA may be able to pick boaters’ pockets, but it turns out shore-bound fishermen are protected....
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Sunday, December 11, 2016 |
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Taxes Reaching Back into the Past?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 3795 Views :: Taxes
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If Dot Foods loses, none of us is safe....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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Homeowners with Exemptions Reminded to File State Tax Returns—Or Else!
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 5963 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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...due to a change in requirements, those residents who have qualified for exemptions in the past must now file a state resident income tax form or risk being disqualified....
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 |
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Harbors Division Fee Hike designed to boost $77M OHA Slush Fund?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 PM :: 10958 Views :: Economy, OHA, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...OHA milked $12,684,000 from Harbors Division in 2015....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Is the Hawaii wharfage increase needed?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:50 AM :: 5903 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes
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...the cumulative effect is a 54.8% increase in Wharfage rates....
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Sunday, November 20, 2016 |
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What TrumpTax May Mean For Hawaii
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:08 AM :: 4321 Views :: Taxes
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The result of the general election earlier this month raises the possibility of a high magnitude shake-up in our federal tax system....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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Is the Hawaii Wharfage increase justified?
By Michael Hansen @ 9:18 PM :: 6435 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...asking Harbors to release the financial information that would justify the need for a wharfage rate increase....
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Tax Appeal Court Strikes Down Honolulu’s “Residential A”
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4477 Views :: Taxes
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...the classification ran afoul of three protections that the U.S. Constitution, and, to some extent, the Hawaii Constitution, provide under the Commerce Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Privileges and Immunities Clause....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
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Making it up as they go along: HIDOT Now Claims Admin Costs Only $18K per mile
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 4408 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Gov Ige's Newsletter shares HIDOT's latest tax hike sales pitch ....
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Sunday, November 6, 2016 |
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When Is an Interstate Agreement Not an Agreement?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3559 Views :: Taxes
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For a very long time, states have been wrestling with the problem of how much to tax entities operating in more than one state....
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Friday, November 4, 2016 |
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HART receives $55.1 million in GET revenue—Claims it is Not Enough
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 4565 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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HART has now received a total of $1.8 billion in surcharge revenue for the rail project ... roughly $48.4 million less than projected....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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55% Hike in Harbor Fees: Transportation Department Grabs for More of Your Money
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 6545 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...The first public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 7 at noon at the Pier 11 terminal at Honolulu Harbor....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Grassroot Backs Suit Against 10% Rail Skim
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 PM :: 5180 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The Grassroot Institute argues that this is not about the right to collect taxes, but rather a matter of mis-allocation of the funds....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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DoE to Tax New Housing from Kalihi to Ala Moana?
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 7912 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...Public Hearings November 2 and 3, 2016....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Court: Caldwell’s Property Tax Scheme Illegal
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 6233 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Residential A Property Tax Classification Ruled Unconstitutional....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Squirreling Away More Funds for the Zoo
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4840 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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In March, the Honolulu Zoo was denied re-accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for the first time in its 100-year history....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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How much money are we "tipping" the government?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:23 PM :: 5774 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...the habit the state Department of Taxation has of keeping the money that is left over after they process the rail surcharge....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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HIDOT Touts $548M Unspent Federal Money as 'Significant Accomplishment'
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 5907 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 Hawaii’s Pipeline balance is $548 million....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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Why did Governor Ige get an F for fiscal policy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:15 AM :: 4496 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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In total, Governor Ige increased spending by $1.8 billion since he took office....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Cellphone Tax 14.32%
By Tax Foundation @ 10:17 PM :: 4697 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Excessive taxes and fees, especially regressive per-line taxes, impose a disproportionate burden on low-income consumers....
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Monday, October 10, 2016 |
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Honolulu Rail: From $4.6 B to $8.6 B In Eight Years. Now What?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 5091 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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An average family of five would have to pay more than $1,000 per year just to complete rail....
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Sunday, October 2, 2016 |
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HIDOT Fails to Answer -- $78K Administrative Cost Per Mile
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 PM :: 7455 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."
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Sunday, October 2, 2016 |
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Fuel for Thought
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3716 Views :: Taxes
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...a $4 million federal grant to come up with a “reimagining” of the taxes we currently pay....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Roads: More Buck for Less Bang
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:23 PM :: 6629 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Despite that heavy spending, Hawaii’s roads are the worst in the U.S. for urban pavement conditions ....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii's 2017 ranking for Business Tax Climate includes a lesson for the legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:46 PM :: 4086 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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I have good news. Hawaii improved its position in the Index, moving up from 30th to 26th overall....
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Thursday, September 29, 2016 |
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Tax Cut Improves Hawaii Business Climate
By Selected News Articles @ 4:21 PM :: 4991 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The expiration of temporary tax increases in Hawaii resulted in the elimination of the top three individual income tax brackets and the lowering of the top marginal rate from 11 to 8.25 percent....
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Don’t Cry for Me, Cupertino
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3826 Views :: Taxes
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...Apple owed Ireland 13 billion euros....
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Ever Visit Another State For A Day? Congress May Stop That State From Assessing Income Tax On You
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 AM :: 4315 Views :: Taxes
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On September 21, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2315 by voice vote. It now goes to the Senate....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
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Taxes and tracking your odometer
By Rachelle Chang @ 9:27 PM :: 4459 Views :: Taxes
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Recently, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (DOT) revealed that it is considering a mileage-based user fee....
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Sunday, September 18, 2016 |
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Taxation Boards of Review: Facing Extinction
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3601 Views :: Taxes
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In Hawaii, we have a beast called a Taxation Board of Review that is quickly following the dodo bird down the path to extinction....
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Friday, September 16, 2016 |
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S&P, Fitch Upgrade Hawaii Bonds
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 5078 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...highest ever bond ratings and the strongest credit position the state has ever achieved in its history....
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Thursday, September 15, 2016 |
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E-cigarette use linked to successful attempts to quit smoking
By News Release @ 4:22 AM :: 5221 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...In 2015, use of e-cigarettes may have resulted in an additional 18,000 long-term ex-smokers in England....
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Sunday, September 11, 2016 |
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Caldwell's Plan: Make Military Families Pay for Rail
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5674 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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It seems that 15%-20% of our surcharge is being paid by “tourists” in the strict sense, but when you include military families and the federal government you do come up with a percentage closer to a third....
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Friday, September 9, 2016 |
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Bag Ban: A Wealth Transfer from Customers to Big Grocers
By NCPA @ 5:32 AM :: 6047 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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...retailers could gain an estimated $442 million in annual revenue from the sale of paper bags and reusable bags....
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Sunday, September 4, 2016 |
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Mythbusting HART, Part 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5535 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Divide $200 million by 1 million people, and you get $200 a year per person....
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Saturday, September 3, 2016 |
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The Average American Family Pays More Money in Regulations Than in Taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 4776 Views :: National News, Taxes
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..."the cumulative effect for the economy from having our regulatory leviathan" is $1.8 trillion per year....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
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Fraud: Maui Glass Recycler Gets Year in Prison
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 6175 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Taxes
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...Liu submitted false invoices to be paid from the state after being awarded a state contract to start a certified redemption center....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
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Rail: Caldwell’s Dog n Pony Show Designed to Force GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 5406 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...FTA is reconsidering its recovery plan due date (to allow this to stretch into the Legislative session so Caldwell can use it to push a GE Tax hike)....
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Saturday, August 27, 2016 |
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$4M for DoT to Study Ways to Raise Highway Taxes
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 5750 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“Our goal is to design a system for highways funding"
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Saturday, August 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii The 2nd-Least Tax-Friendly State in the U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:21 PM :: 5747 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Our review of states’ fiscal health reveals crippling deficits and pension liabilities that could lead to future tax hikes, service cuts or both....
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Sunday, August 21, 2016 |
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GEMS as a Target for Raiding?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6719 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Taxes
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...it is very tempting when lawmakers find a large cache of unused money....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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The Little Engine that Could?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3819 Views :: Taxes
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...it’s daunting to add up the numbers that are being bandied about....
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