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...WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics. They range from each state’s share of federal jobs to federal contract dollars per capita to the share of families receiving food stamps....

... Only five states had more wildly gyrating rankings than California — Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska, Nevada and Connecticut ....

... Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean ....

... Weekly Update From GovTrack.us, December 30, 2018 ....

...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....

...Reinsurance programs help insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a higher-risk population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates....

...Hirono is pushing for the nominee, Brian Buescher, to drop his membership in the organization and recuse himself from cases in which it has taken a position....

...Democratic Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said in an interview. “This is about moving the so-called Overton window.”....

...The following senators will take on the leadership roles for the Thirtieth Legislative Biennium 2019 through 2020....

...this would technically require the business to have both state and federal workers’ compensation insurance, which means paying two separate premiums....

... Hawaii takes the cake as the most expensive state in the Union .... 

...Hawaii is arguing before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that its ban on the open carry of firearms is constitutional because it’s been around so long....

...According to the Grassroot Institute, high taxes, high government spending and burdensome regulation were major reasons economic freedom in the state continued to decline; they also contributed heavily to the state’s high cost of living....

...Honolulu is tied for most inadequate kitchens--Pearl City has the least inadequate plumbing in USA....

...the blame can be placed squarely on high housing prices....

...“For the first time, we are clearly defining the difference between federally protected waterways and state protected waterways”....

... Weekly Update From GovTrack.us ....

...but Hawaii ranks 48th for protection of elders from abuse....

...Wallet Fitness is about turning one of Americans’ top stressors, money, into one of your biggest strengths....

...total cost of premiums and potential spending on deductibles ranging from $4,664 in Hawaii to more than $8,000 in eight states....

...Sen. Mazie Hirono suggested Tuesday that Democrats have a hard time connecting with voters because their breadth of knowledge tends to turn people off....

...Weekly Update from GovTrack.us December 2, 2018....

...Hawaii has one of the most onerous business tax situations. Another drawback: the highest cost of living in the U.S. Hawaii’s median home price of $708,000 is $115,000 more than any other state....

...Pew found “symptoms of structural deficits” in Hawaii (96.9 percent)....

...Dewanto’s team found the rigid body of an orangutan, half buried under a fallen log next to a scar of freshly cut forest in a peat bog being razed for a new palm plantation....

...Report: One-third of states have passable fiscal transparency, the rest need improvement....

...Provo, Ogden, and Salt Lake City have the youngest homeowners....

...WalletHub determined the most charitable of the 50 states by comparing them across 18 key indicators of charitable behavior....

...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....

... Largest reservation: Nanakuli Hawaiian Home Land ....

...The Justice Department said in reaction Monday that the claims by the senators “ignore centuries of practice and precedent.”....

...Hawaii is precariously stretched to fund debt obligations....

...5,270 students were bullied or harassed again after school officials were made aware of their initial incident....

...As global honeybee population increases, activists blame neonicotinoid pesticides for ‘bird-pocalypse’ that’s not happening....

...While Crawford has said he is one of 130 Tiyan landowners deprived of property, Highsmith estimates that 3,000 former landowners are in a similar position....

...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....

...Honolulu VA has the jobs filled--but its still not getting the job done....

...Those who oppose suicide in all its forms are being targeted by powerful liberal groups....

...2018’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live....

...five Hawaii towns ranked among 1,200 in USA.... 

...LendingTree Ranks Down Payment Affordability by State....

...almost all the hard cheeses made in the United States, and in much of the West, use a protein that is made from genetically engineered yeast and bacteria....

...Lawsuit filed after denial of a UIPA request for the financial records of Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) owned and created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...2018’s States with the Most and Least Powerful Voters for the Midterms....

...The state depends on mostly low-sulfur fuel oil for about 70 percent of its power. In 2020, though, demand for that fuel is expected to surge, pushing up prices....

...their overall statistics are in the bottom 10th percentile of the rating scale for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, employee satisfaction, primary care new patient wait time, and mental health continuity of care....

...Hero of Holocaust Deniers, Alfred De Zayas....

...How Affordable is Your Electricity? Comparing Electric Rates, Bills, and Burden....

...Chemophobia may lead to real risks....

...Government and the Cost of Living: Income-Based vs. Cost-Based Approaches to Alleviating Poverty....