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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Takings: Bridge Aina Lea Suit Dismissed
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 6691 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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Hawaii federal judge Susan Oki Mollway yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a private landowner against the State of Hawaii after the State Land Use Commission in 2011 reverted more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala on Hawaii island from urban to agricultural use....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 |
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Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Average Internet Speed
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 AM :: 4925 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Honolulu average Internet download speed ranks 99th of 100 US cities....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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A third marine carrier in Hawaii?
By Video @ 1:43 AM :: 5216 Views :: Jones Act
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VIDEO: Mike Hansen discusses what this means, whether it's likely to happen, and how it fits in the Hawaii marine seascape....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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UH: Housing First Keeps 89% of Homeless Housed
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 6404 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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Clients were 64% less likely to visit the emergency room and 74% less likely to be admitted to a hospital....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Kids Count: Hawaii Ranks 17th in Child Well-being
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 7730 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Oahu GOP: No Rail Tax Hike Special Session
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:36 AM :: 6105 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Island taxpayers are already struggling from paycheck to paycheck....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii GOP: Ige Paris Accord Grandstanding will Cost Hawaii Consumers
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 1:31 AM :: 6834 Views :: Environment, Republican Party
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...Democrats—who so piously declare themselves champions of the middle class and working families—will have accomplished nothing but to further increase the already exorbitant cost of living in Hawaii....
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Monday, June 12, 2017 |
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Message to OHA: ‘Clean up your Act’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:29 AM :: 5673 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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Beneficiaries are calling for higher levels of transparency and accountability....
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Monday, June 12, 2017 |
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The saga of fishing vessel ‘America’s Finest’ continues
By Michael Hansen @ 1:27 AM :: 4890 Views :: Jones Act
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...New Anacortes-built trawler could be grounded by old law, endangering two Washington State firms....
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Monday, June 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 12, 2017
By Congress.org @ 1:24 AM :: 5224 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Elwood Nomination - Confirmation
Senate: Iran Sanctions - Cloture
House: Customs and Border Protection Polygraph Waiver
House: Financial Regulation Restructuring
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Sunday, June 11, 2017 |
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Reaching Back into the Past
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:01 AM :: 3483 Views :: Taxes
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...retroactive tax legislation....
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Saturday, June 10, 2017 |
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Hilo: DLNR Land Lease Ends with Demolition of Hotel
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 7042 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Tourism
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...prepare for a new phase of de-vitalization of Banyan Drive....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Rep Thielen: Bring Rail Down to Earth
By Video @ 12:50 AM :: 3741 Views :: Rail
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...Representative Cynthia Thielen (H District 50 Kailua, Kaneohe Bay) assistant Minority Floor Leader, discusses the Honolulu rail project with Randall W. Roth, JD,LLM....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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TVRs: No Taxation Without Legalization!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:48 AM :: 5395 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...state lawmakers are eager to capture $26 million dollars in tax money every year from short-term vacation rentals....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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CyberStates: Hawaii Lags
By Selected News Articles @ 12:46 AM :: 2708 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The laggards are Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Global Warmers: Waikiki Sea Level Rise Will Drown Trump Hotel
By Andrew Walden @ 12:43 AM :: 3896 Views :: Environment
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...oddly enough, global warmers are still not lining up to accept my very generous offer of 10% of assessed value for their Hawaii oceanfront real estate....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Ships Under Construction for New Cargo Liner Service for the Hawaii Trade?
By News Release @ 12:41 AM :: 3921 Views :: Jones Act
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...Philly Shipyard is in advanced talks with a leading Jones Act operator to establish a new shipping service in the Hawaii containership trade with up to four new, state-of-the-art, cost-effective and environment-friendly vessels....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii: To Afford 2BR Must Earn $73K
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 3576 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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Beer Taxes: Hawaii 5th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 12:35 AM :: 5825 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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All fifty states and the District of Columbia impose some tax on beer above and beyond the general sales tax....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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GE Tax Hike Cornerstone of McDermott Plan to Rescue Rail
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 12:32 AM :: 6298 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...McDermott calls for Special Session....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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Potholes Cost Hawaii Drivers $708 per Year
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 4344 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...ASCE Hawaii Infrastructure Report....
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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 :: 4691 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...DoE Priorities Reflect Teachers Union, HGEA Goals....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Who Just Got Caught at OHA?
By Video @ 12:16 AM :: 8786 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA
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...The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Independent Audit Hasn't Even Started Yet & Already Someone Has Been Caught....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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From colonial navigation acts to the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 12:13 AM :: 7096 Views :: Jones Act
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“The Navigation Acts Are Still Alive: A Century of the Jones Act.” |
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Maui Mayor Signs Polystyrene Ban
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 8212 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Small Business
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The law is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2018....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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City seeks proposals for its third Housing First program
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 7424 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Housing First Increment III will provide permanent supportive housing to 100 households experiencing chronic homelessness at a cost of $2.2 million....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Socrates Visits a Homeless Camp in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 AM :: 5505 Views :: Homelessness
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...The irony that the biggest discrepancy of rich and poor I've ever seen - existing side by side before my own eyes - is located in a Democratic Party fiefdom did not escape my notice....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Most Expensive State to Put Your Kid Through College
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 AM :: 4850 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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At $10,670, the average in-state tuition and fees are by no means the highest in the nation. However, the cost of necessities is higher here than in any other state....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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2017’s Safest States in America–Hawaii 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 6524 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...37 key safety indicators grouped into five different categories....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
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90 mins to work: Hawaii Supercommuters up 63%
By Selected News Articles @ 11:58 PM :: 4912 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...The number of Hawaii residents commuting 90 minutes or more increased 63 percent from 2010 to 2015, to almost 17,000....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
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Wikileaks: Omidyar Website Gave up Leaker to NSA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 8255 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Military, Pierre Omidyar
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Civil Beat June 5, 2016: "Not all anonymous sources are created equal. Some do benefit you, and those should be protected...."
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
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16 State Coalition Backs Travel Ban Before Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 PM :: 6663 Views :: National News
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...urging the justices to reinstate key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
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2017’s Best State Economies–Hawaii 39th
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 7184 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...48th – Percentage of Jobs in High-Tech Industries....
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Monday, June 5, 2017 |
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Containership capacity in Transpacific trade increasing
By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 2895 Views :: Jones Act
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...This is an important development for many shippers in Hawaii and Guam because it further places the supposed opportunity to take advantage of these international services to the islands out of reach....
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Monday, June 5, 2017 |
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VIDEO: Sam Slom, Hawaii's Opposition Voice
By Video @ 11:42 PM :: 7150 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...E Hana Kakou with Keli'i Akina, "Sam Slom, Hawaii's Opposition Voice"....
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Sunday, June 4, 2017 |
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Human Casualties at the Legislature, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 11:31 PM :: 7618 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...fifteen senators wanted to stick their thumbs in the Governor’s eye....
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
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OHA releases report on the health of Native Hawaiian men
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 7811 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, OHA
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...Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Men, a 45-page report on the well-being of Hawaiian kāne....
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
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VIDEO: The Right to Home Share in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:26 PM :: 6008 Views :: Small Business
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...Airbnb and other home-sharing applications are regulated by market demands for safety and quality, most notably, by star ratings....
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
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Update on key initiatives at UH Mānoa, including enrollment management
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 5450 Views :: Higher Education
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...progress report on efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to improve student recruitment and retention....
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Saturday, June 3, 2017 |
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Matson charters foreign flag containership for Samoa service
By Michael Hansen @ 11:22 PM :: 5898 Views :: Jones Act
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...The SAMOANA is a fully cellular containership built in 2015 in China....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Where Pro-Rail and Anti-Rail Voices Agree
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:18 PM :: 5855 Views :: Rail
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...it's something we should have done a long time ago....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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‘Free’ Food for all Children at 63 Hawaii Public Schools
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 5345 Views :: Education K-12
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...Meals will be served at select locations Monday through Friday, except June 12 and July 4. Most schools will serve breakfast and lunch....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Lowest Pay in the USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 6366 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has he lowest Median Annual Income (adjusted for cost of living) of all 50 states....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Travel Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 11:06 PM :: 6668 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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"...rulings from other courts across the nation (enforce) a fundamental principle that protects all of us from government condemnation of our religious beliefs,” Omar Jadwat said....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Supreme Court to Hear Rail Skim Lawsuit
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 7001 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...Tax Foundation of Hawaii v. State of Hawaii on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 11:15 AM at the Supreme Court Courtroom....
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Thursday, June 1, 2017 |
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Paris Protocol: Devastating Economic Costs, Essentially Zero Environmental Benefits
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:59 PM :: 9755 Views :: Energy, Environment, Economy
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...policies like those resulting from the Paris agreement will have little impact on global temperatures....
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