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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 |
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Hawaii 6th Most Indebted State
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 7075 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...$27,100 = Each taxpayer's share of Hawaii's debt....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Honolulu Republicans: On Labor Day Celebrate Entrepreneurship
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:00 PM :: 5101 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...We hope you take a moment and reflect on how much America’s entrepreneurial spirit and free market economy have enabled us to prosper and enjoy a standard of living unrivalled in history....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Obamacare Could Bankrupt ERS
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:18 PM :: 5473 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...a 1% increase in health care costs equals a $2 billion increase in unfunded liabilities....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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UHPA: Fund our Contract During Special Session
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 5315 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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..."Chapter 89, might not allow an appropriation be made during a Special Legislative Session"....
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Monday, August 21, 2017 |
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Survey: 70 Percent of Union Members Want Re-certification Vote
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 3979 Views :: Labor
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...Survey Coincides with Fifth Annual National Employee Freedom Week (Aug 20-26) to Promote Workplace Rights....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Audit: Bulky Pickup Schemes Generate Millions in Overtime
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 5828 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...153 employees received $1.7 million in overtime for bulky and white goods collection....
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Monday, August 7, 2017 |
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Full Text: Summary of Secret UPW Contract
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 7556 Views :: Labor
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...The contract features 10.65% wage hikes over four years and a reopener for years three and four -- conveniently timed for after the next gubernatorial election....
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Monday, August 7, 2017 |
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Why Hawaii Isn't Rich Like Texas
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:01 AM :: 6592 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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Texas has no personal income tax....
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Sunday, August 6, 2017 |
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DoE Student Absenteeism Over 20%
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 6463 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... DoE student absenteeism is caused by DoE teacher absenteeism ....
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Friday, August 4, 2017 |
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Seafarers’ irrational opposition to Sen McCain’s Jones Act reform bill
By Michael Hansen @ 11:43 PM :: 5405 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...Sacco’s column was in response to U.S. Senator John S. McCain’s introduction on July 13, 2017, of Open America’s Waters Act of 2017....
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Saturday, July 22, 2017 |
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Millennials are public pension losers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:56 PM :: 5104 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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Hawaii may be giving millennials the short end of the stick when it comes to the state’s unfunded public pension liabilities....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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IT Project Stripped out of DOTax after decade of influence buying, psychosis, and bankruptcy
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 PM :: 6444 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...The shift out of DOTax is just a scam to justify vetoing HB1414 which mandated an audit of the State's decade-long series of IT debacles....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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As Predicted, Matson Strike Avoided
By Michael Hansen @ 10:42 PM :: 7328 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...reporting on the expiration of two maritime union contracts with Matson....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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SB410: Public union power grab goes too far
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:54 PM :: 5162 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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All employers need a few basic freedoms to be productive, among them the freedom to manage their employees....
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Monday, June 26, 2017 |
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Universal Basic Income Is A Lazy Solution To The Oncoming Labor Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 5758 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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...Hawaii recently became the first state to make a major push towards a universal basic income....
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Sunday, June 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii named 'worst state to make a living' (again)
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 9987 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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It really comes down to workers not getting much out of their paychecks because of a high cost of living and high taxes....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
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HDOT: 2002 Airport Agreement with Sheriff is Out of Date
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 5267 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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Private security companies have worked to keep Hawaii’s airport facilities safe since 1976....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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State Labor Negotiators partly to blame for counties’ tax hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:57 AM :: 5359 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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...negotiations with the public employee unions take place mostly at the state level, but the counties nevertheless are on the hook....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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BoE Puts 'ESSA Team' Principal in Charge, Temporarily
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 4588 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...DoE Priorities Reflect Teachers Union, HGEA Goals....
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
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UHPA Contract: Four Salary Hikes and a Reopener for UH Faculty
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 8366 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...for 4 years from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2021....
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
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Honolulu Construction Employment Down 1%–Maui up 8%
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 8549 Views :: Economy, Labor, Rail
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...boom over, Honolulu down 300 jobs....
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Sunday, May 7, 2017 |
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The Rail Bill and Other Curiosities
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7579 Views :: Homelessness, Labor, Rail, Taxes
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...Shut up or we’ll make you pay for rail too....
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Thursday, May 4, 2017 |
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Union salary hikes include hidden costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:09 AM :: 5226 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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That’s because when government salaries increase, so do pension promises....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 |
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SR33: Appoint OHA Trustees?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:25 PM :: 6766 Views :: Ethics, Labor, OHA
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State Senate asks OHA to convene a group of Hawaiian leaders, legal scholars, and Hawaiian community members to review whether it’d be better to appoint OHA Trustees rather than elect them....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii--Worst State for Nurses
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 6103 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii--Avg Annual Wage for Nurses (adj for cost of living) – 51st
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017 |
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Haymarket: May Day Founded on labor-history fable
By Selected News Articles @ 5:35 PM :: 3483 Views :: Labor
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...previous historians had relied on an abstract of the trial prepared by defense lawyers....
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017 |
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Boom Over: Honolulu Construction Jobs Down 4%
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 5731 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Construction employment in Urban Honolulu dropped 4% from 28,400 in March, 2016 to 27,200 in March, 2017 for a net loss of 1,200 jobs....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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HSTA: 98% Ratify Sweetheart Contract with Ige
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4707 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Ninety-eight percent of the nearly 8,000 members of HSTA who cast ballots across the state today voted to ratify a new four-year contract....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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IRS: Hawaii Legislature Voted to Destroy Employee Retirement System
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 10203 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor, Taxes
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IRS Ruling: Act 1 Cash Payout to HGEA members would cost ERS its nonprofit status ....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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HSTA Contract Agreement: 13.6% Raise, ‘Streamlined Evaluations’
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 5758 Views :: Labor
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HSTA members are very grateful to Gov. David Ige for personally taking part in negotiations over several days to help us....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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Accountability? DoE Releases ESSA Plan
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 5769 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The 30-day public comment period begins today, Tuesday, April 18, and will run through Thursday, May 18, 2017....
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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Connect to Careers: Preparing next generation of Hawaii workforce
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 5319 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...business and education partners including the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund....
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Friday, April 7, 2017 |
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Time for change at Hawaii’s airports
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:12 PM :: 74665 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Tourism
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For Randy Perreira, head of the Hawaii Government Employees Association, the problems at Hawaii’s airports are just a matter of not enough kumbaya....
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Sunday, March 26, 2017 |
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Yes, Toto, Tourists Also Pay Real Property Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6446 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...this study appeared to be an outgrowth of a move by our teachers’ union....
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Friday, March 17, 2017 |
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The Legislature Just Can't Help Itself When It Comes to the Maui Hospital
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:17 PM :: 5389 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...bills heard this week (HB76, HB233, and HB234) attempt to amend the law passed last summer by adding new severance options for the hospital employees....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 |
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How Paid Home Care leads to Union Membership Scam
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:28 PM :: 8163 Views :: Family, Health Care, Labor
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... Kupuna Caregivers $70/Day Appropriation SB534 / HB607 ....
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Sunday, March 12, 2017 |
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A Constitutional Amendment for Education Wars
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6277 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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The "shall make sufficient sums available" language is used in one more place in our constitution. It's in Article XII, Section 1, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands....
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Monday, March 6, 2017 |
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Congress Repeals Obama’s Blacklist of Federal Contractors
By News Release @ 8:57 PM :: 5068 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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This measure, the so-called Fair Pay and Safety Workplaces rule, would have allowed government officials to debar, or blacklist, construction companies from bidding on federal projects based on the mere allegation of labor law violations without any due process....
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Friday, March 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii's Unsustainable Cost of Public Employment
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:04 PM :: 5314 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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County workers throughout the state make higher wages than nearly all of their mainland counterparts adjusted for the cost of living....
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Thursday, March 2, 2017 |
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ILWU Work Action Idles Pasha Containership in Honolulu Harbor
By Michael Hansen @ 11:29 PM :: 5780 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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The work stoppage was in apparent violation of the contract between the Hawaii Stevedore industry and the ILWU....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
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New Study Details Driving Forces of Hawaii's Unfunded Liability Crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:54 PM :: 6780 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Unsustainable government salaries and pensions are worsening the crisis....
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 6722 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Local business owners speak out about the minimum wage
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:17 PM :: 5478 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...if the minimum wage was increased, many grocery stores today would simply replace workers with automated tablets....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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The Cost of Public Employment
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:52 PM :: 4850 Views :: Labor
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“Plunder! How public employee unions are raiding treasuries, controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation”
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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How to give teachers a pay raise … without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:08 PM :: 6060 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Transform the Bureaucracy and Achieve Justice for John Sosa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 6976 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...Randall Roth comments on two stories on the DoE investigation into education reform advocate John Sosa which ran on KHON Feb 6 and Feb 7....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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HPD Acting Chief Supports Naming of Suspended Officers
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 6424 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police
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...the department has chosen to support Senate Bill No. 424 and House Bill No. 456....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 7863 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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Anti-Fishing Lies Exposed: Attorney General Releases Point by Point Debunk of Kaniela Ing
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 7448 Views :: Environment, Labor, Small Business
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...Must read: AG responds to 9 questions from Ing. Short version of responses: “No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, and No.”....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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