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Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: While Son in Law Rots in Federal Detention, President Christian Returns to FSM Senate
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 4072 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Former President of the FSM, Peter M. Christian, is the official declared winner for Pohnpei State’s at-large seat, having received 6,060 votes or 46.46% of all votes cast....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Owner of Engineering Firm Sentenced To Five Years For Tax Scheme
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4507 Views :: National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Wagdy A. Guirguis was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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What The US Supreme Court's Property Rights Decision Means For Hawaii's Property Owners
By Robert Thomas @ 3:10 AM :: 8055 Views :: National News, Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii’s property owners now have many more options for fighting back against oppressive government regulation of property than they did last week....
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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First Congressional Hearing on Citizenship Choice for Individual American Samoans
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 3830 Views :: National News, Military
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...The new hearing has been confirmed for the 3rd week of July....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Bipartisan Effort Urging DHS Action on REAL ID for COFA Migrants
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 4601 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement
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...“When my legislation became law, it should have solved this issue and allowed FAS citizens to obtain REAL ID compliant identification. However, recent guidance put into place by the Department of Homeland Security has imposed additional burdens on these citizens." -- Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
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Monday, May 27, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery: A Sewer Project in Chuuk
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 5955 Views :: National News, World News
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...A 2014 FSM government claim against Lyon Associates Inc. for over $4.6 million for ”errors and omissions” in the designs for a road and sewer project in Chuuk State raises additional questions about the company’s involvement in the FSM....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
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Joint Statement from the President of the United States and the Presidents of the Freely Associated States
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 3875 Views :: National News, Military
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...Today, many citizens of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia serve in the United States military....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Will Peter Christian Run or Turn Himself In?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 AM :: 18557 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Four years ago, Panuelo’s predecessor as FSM President, Peter Christian, didn’t go to the White House. Instead he began his administration by meeting in Pohnpei at his Cliff Rainbow Hotel with corrupt Hawaii businessman Jim Lyon....
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Thursday, May 16, 2019 |
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Micronesian Presidents to meet Trump at White House
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 4019 Views :: National News, Military
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...This will be the first time all three Freely Associated States (FAS) leaders are hosted together at the White House by a United States president....
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Monday, May 13, 2019 |
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"Equality" Act Hits Rewind on the Rights of Women
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:42 PM :: 6197 Views :: Education K-12, National News, Family, Higher Education, Military
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... This week Congress will vote on H.R. 5, the Equality Act, sweeping legislation that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the definition of sex throughout federal law ....
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Friday, March 15, 2019 |
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American Samoa Governor Undergoes Heart Surgery in Seattle
By Selected News Articles @ 7:43 PM :: 3731 Views :: National News, Politicians
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...Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga underwent surgery last Wednesday (March 6)....
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Thursday, March 14, 2019 |
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Forgotten Voices: The Inadequate Review and Improper Alteration of Our National Monuments
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 5388 Views :: Environment, National News, Small Business, Obama
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...The American Samoan Government and its people were barely consulted before these monuments were established or expanded. As a result, our local fishermen were barred from accessing the waters that Samoans have been visiting for over a millennium....
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Friday, March 8, 2019 |
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FSM Election 2019 Certified Results
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 6245 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...On March 5th, 2019 the citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) voted for their elected representatives in the Congress of the FSM....
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Sunday, February 24, 2019 |
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Double Trouble: Lyon Also Offered Cash to Son of FSM President
By Andrew Walden @ 10:11 PM :: 16589 Views :: DHHL, National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Christopher Ivan Christian, was offered a “retainer” --$5K per month by Lyon—with a plan to increase to $10K....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 |
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Trump Sued by Hawaii Over Emergency Declaration
By Selected News Articles @ 12:59 PM :: 3912 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...“As I predicted, 16 states, led mostly by Open Border Democrats and the Radical Left, have filed a lawsuit in, of course, the 9th Circuit,” Trump said....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 |
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Halbert-Lyon Indictments: Timeline of Corruption in FSM
By Andrew Walden @ 3:45 AM :: 8828 Views :: DHHL, National News, World News
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...a 2010-2016 timeline of the alleged corrupt dealings between Lyon Associates and individuals within the FSM Government....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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SOTU: "America will never be a socialist country"
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 2837 Views :: National News
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...President Trump’s State of the Union address as prepared for delivery and released by the White House....
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Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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Birth Tourism Bust: Hawaii Easier to Clear Customs
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 3948 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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"...The clients were also told to enter the country by flying into Hawaii instead of Los Angeles where clearing U.S. Customs was perceived to be more difficult...."
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 |
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House Republicans Call on DHS to Reverse Philippine H-2 Visa Ban
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 4145 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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..."As we speak, a special meeting is taking place at the White House asking for Hawaii to be exempted from this ban," said Rep. Gene Ward....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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Fact-Checking 5 of Trump’s Claims in Border Speech
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:20 PM :: 4302 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Trump made the case Tuesday night for the $5.7 billion he wants Congress to approve for a wall expanding the physical barrier along the southern border to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs. The Daily Signal examines five of the president’s claims....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Nancy Pelosi Vacations at Fairmont Orchid During Government Shutdown
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 5665 Views :: National News, Tourism
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...Pelosi was spotted on Thursday vacationing at a four-diamond resort in Hawaii despite an ongoing battle in Washington, D.C., that led to a government shutdown....
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Monday, November 26, 2018 |
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Schatz deletes tweet suggesting ‘chemical weapons’ used at US-Mexico border
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 AM :: 4343 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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...U.S. agents shot several rounds of the gas after migrants tried to penetrate several points along the border at the San Ysidro border crossing....
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Thursday, November 22, 2018 |
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Honolulu Tax Evader a Big Deal in Guam, Micronesia
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 6761 Views :: National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Taxes
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...Businessman convicted of tax fraud has Guam, Micronesia deals....
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 |
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Hawaii AG Demands More Focus on Trannies
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3045 Views :: National News
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...Attorney General Russell A. Suzuki joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general urging the Trump Administration to abandon efforts to adopt a definition of “sex” that would exclude transgender and gender nonconforming individuals....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Grandstanding: Hirono Lawsuit Challenges Trump Appointment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 4433 Views :: National News, Politicians
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...The Justice Department said in reaction Monday that the claims by the senators “ignore centuries of practice and precedent.”....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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HR 5026: Streamline Citizenship process for American Samoa US Nationals
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 3886 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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...American Samoa Congresswoman Aumua Amata clarified that U.S. National status will not change....
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018 |
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Laughed out of Court: Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company Loses Again
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 6822 Views :: DHHL, National News, Ethics
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...Sandwich Isles Communications is not before a Hawaii court. You can be sure it is not by choice....
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Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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Guam Argues for Native Voting Law Before 9th Circuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 4531 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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...In November 2011, Arnold Davis filed a law suit against Guam’s government, arguing that the plebiscite election discriminated against him and other non-native inhabitants....
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Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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Justice Department Signs Off on CVS-Aetna Merger
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 2883 Views :: National News
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...The attorneys general from California, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington participated in the settlement....
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
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Guam case that echoes Rice v. Cayetano to be argued before Ninth Circuit at UH law school
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 6602 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News, Higher Education, OHA
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...Arnold Davis sued for the right to register to vote in a future plebiscite, maintaining that Guam’s Decolonization Registry Law unlawfully discriminates by allowing only “native inhabitants of Guam” to be eligible for the vote....
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018 |
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Two Days After Chin Loses CD1 Race -- Hawaii Drops Lawsuit Against Trump Travel Ban
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 5088 Views :: National News, Politicians
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...Since early 2017, the State of Hawaii has been fighting the Trump administration’s travel bans in the court system (and former AG Chin almost rode that wave into Congress...but not quite)....
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Sunday, August 5, 2018 |
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American Samoa Citizenship Question Not So Simple
By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 9117 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Office of Elections, Republican Party
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...people who might be accused of knowingly promulgating the candidacy of a non-citizen or voting by a non-citizen should very carefully consider the ramifications of the following federal laws....
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Friday, August 3, 2018 |
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Malia Zimmerman Beats Rap After Pushing Conspiracy Theory
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM :: 6868 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment
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...The judge agreed with Fox News’ argument that even if their statements about Rich’s death were inaccurate or defamatory, they did not necessarily constitute the extreme and outrageous conduct required for a claim....
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
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Hawaii AG Joins Effort to Save DACA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 PM :: 3253 Views :: National News
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...urging the federal judge presiding over a Texas-led lawsuit seeking to end DACA not to suspend the program with a preliminary injunction....
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Saturday, July 21, 2018 |
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Kavanaugh for Supreme Court? Rice v Cayetano Front and Center
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 AM :: 10706 Views :: National News, Hawaii History, OHA
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...In 1999 Kavanaugh helped write a friend-of-the-court brief in the Rice v Cayetano case....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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The FCC is changing up the country’s emergency alert system to prevent another Hawaii incident
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 5155 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Action Supports More Effective Local Emergency Alert Tests and PSAs, Addresses False Alerts, and Seeks to Improve Wireless Alerts....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 |
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Travel Ban Upheld 5-4
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 5110 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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..."This ruling is also a moment of profound vindication following months of hysterical commentary from the media and Democratic politicians who refuse to do what it takes to secure our border and our country."....
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Sunday, June 24, 2018 |
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Travel Ban, Forced Union Dues Decisions Coming in Supreme Court's Final Week
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 5562 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Labor
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...The union dues case, Janus v. AFSCME, is the latest challenge to a 1977 precedent called Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which allows public sector unions to collect fees from non-members....
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 |
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FCC Approves Cincinnati Bell Takeover of Hawaiian Tel
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 4336 Views :: National News
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...FCC action is the final regulatory approval....
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 |
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Travel Ban? Janus? Supreme Court Poised for Blockbuster Finish
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 5654 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Labor
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...With the U.S. Supreme Court approaching the conclusion of its 2017 – 2018 term, the justices are expected to release a deluge of decisions in the coming weeks....
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Friday, April 27, 2018 |
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American Samoa Cabotage Legislation to Promote Reliable Air Service
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 6583 Views :: National News, Jones Act, Small Business, Tourism
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...This solution has passed the House before, but not yet in the Senate; however, this time the provision is included in a major bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration....
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |
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Supremes Lean Toward Trump In Travel Ban Hearing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 PM :: 4311 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Justice Anthony Kennedy, who likely holds the deciding vote, appeared to agree, noting the order at issue was more detailed than similar proclamations issued by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He elsewhere rejected hypotheticals proffered by Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor, noting other legal avenues exist to address the abuses envisioned in their scenarios....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Amicus Brief on Behalf of Evan McMullin et al in Hawaii v. Trump: Congress Intended to 'Eliminate All Vestiges of Discrimination'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 5450 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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...The Republican Party platform of 1960 had endorsed an “immigration policy…based upon judgment of the individual merit of each applicant for admission.”....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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US, FSM, Marshall Islands Hold Mid-Year Meetings on Compact Funding
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 4754 Views :: National News
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...$4.8 Million Allocated for Marshall Islands in FY 2018 and Prior Year Funds....
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Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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Omnibus Funding Bill: $123M for Palau COFA Agreement
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 3729 Views :: National News
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...$123 million in funding through 2024 for the 2010 Palau Compact Review Agreement as agreed to between the United States and the Republic of Palau....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Schatz: Federal Budget Includes Many Hawaii Pork Barrel Projects
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 5096 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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... a very familiar looking laundry list of Hawaii spending allotments ....
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 |
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Trump Approves American Samoa Disaster Declaration
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 3425 Views :: National News
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...due to Tropical Storm Gita from February 7 to February 12, 2018....
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Saturday, February 24, 2018 |
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Trump v Hawaii: More Challengers Seek to Join Case
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 5119 Views :: National News, First Amendment
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...Supreme Court to hear Trump v Hawaii April 25, 2018....
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Monday, February 12, 2018 |
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Pacific Territories: Trump Admin Proposes Office of Insular Affairs Budget
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 4294 Views :: National News
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...President Proposes $608 Million FY 2019 Budget for the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States--$111 Million for Palau Compact Agreement is also requested....
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Monday, February 12, 2018 |
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TS Gita: American Samoa Emergency Declaration
By News Release @ 11:29 AM :: 3982 Views :: National News
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...Trump declared that an emergency exists in the territory of American Samoa and ordered Federal assistance to supplement response efforts in the territory due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Gita....
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