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Thursday, May 9, 2013 |
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Ethics Should Hinder Lobbying and Crony Capitalism
By NCPA @ 12:38 PM :: 3171 Views :: Ethics
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...push for more separation between corporate interests and public governance....
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Thursday, May 9, 2013 |
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White House struggles to respond to new Benghazi revelations
By Selected News Articles @ 11:52 AM :: 3413 Views :: Military
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White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday he could not immediately respond to live testimony from the House hearing on the 2012 Benghazi attack....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii--How Safe is Your Hospital?
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 4995 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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For the first time ever, this score empowers you to make informed decisions about the safety of your hospital care....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Dozens of Republicans Enter Neighborhood Board Elections
By David S Chang @ 9:59 PM :: 5665 Views :: Honolulu County
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Neighborhood Board election voting runs from April 27 through Friday May 17....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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HCR165: State Child Welfare Services “Unauditable”
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 6076 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...assessment of complaints about 1) child abuse and neglect, and 2) alleged misuse of child support....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Harvard: HOPE Probation Among Top 25 Innovations in Government
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 4915 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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“These Top 25 innovations in government offer real, tangible ways to protect our most disadvantaged citizens, educate the next-generation workforce, and utilize data analytics to enhance government performance.”
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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24% of DoE Grads Ready for College Math
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 4746 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...students requiring remedial classes dropped to 31 percent in English and remained at 36 percent for math....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Video: Slom, Kato, Morita Discuss Shield Law
By Video @ 3:40 PM :: 3988 Views :: First Amendment
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Senator Sam Slom talks about the Journalism Shield Law and bill in the latest edition of “A Better Day”. Guests include Gerald Kato of the University of Hawaii School of Communication and Stirling Morita, President of the Society of Professional Journalists ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Pacquiao Takes Fight in Macau, U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate Proves Too High
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:40 PM :: 5414 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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“Manny can go back to Las Vegas and make $25 million, but how much of it will he end up with – $15 million?"
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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VA Electronic Health Records: What Federally Mandated Health Integration Really Looks Like
By NCPA @ 11:50 AM :: 3807 Views :: Health Care
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...Shinseki has vowed to use integrated electronic records and paperless IT solutions to make health care more efficient...there has been little progress.....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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University: Easy ‘A’ Courses and ‘The Party Pathway’
By NCPA @ 11:42 AM :: 4581 Views :: Higher Education
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...state flagship universities are a waste of time and resources for many students....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Ghosts of Benghazi
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:24 AM :: 6162 Views :: National News, Obama
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Gregory Hicks, a State Department official who was on the ground in Libya during the 9/11 attack when four Americans died, talks to a House panel today....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Campaign Season: Abercrombie Hands Out Taxpayer Cash to Taxpayers
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 3455 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie yesterday presented a $1.5 million check to Kauai Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Foreign-Built Jones Act Ship Launches New Domestic Puerto Rico Service
By Michael Hansen @ 2:07 AM :: 8439 Views :: Jones Act
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Built in Poland in 1988, the NATIONAL GLORY was seized and confiscated in a 2008 drug bust by the U.S. Government and later sold at auction to U.S. owners....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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Sen Sam Slom: List of 27 ‘No’ Votes
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 5799 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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In final reading votes taken on April 30, I voted “no” on the following bills....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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Rather than Government, Private Philanthropy Should Expand Pre-K
By NCPA @ 11:36 AM :: 4341 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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During his last State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a new universal pre-kindergarten education program....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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Puerto Rico Senate adopts Jones Act reform resolution
By Michael Hansen @ 10:21 AM :: 4607 Views :: Jones Act
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...resolution was adopted by the Puerto Rico Senate on Monday, May 6, 2013....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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$6.3 Trillion
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:23 AM :: 3862 Views :: National News
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“Any immigration reform should improve the lives, the incomes, and the opportunities” of those who are lawfully in America....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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45 Students Complete State's First 'Transformation Internship Program'
By News Release @ 6:07 AM :: 5130 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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The TIP Summer 2013 Session starts in June, with applications being accepted through June 8....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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MRC Greenwood Quits After Abercrombie Shortchanges University $22M
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 PM :: 9011 Views :: Higher Education
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Greenwood was Inouye’s pick for President. Abercrombie will now install his own operative. Oddly, some people think all this has to do with a Stevie Wonder concert....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Study: No Difference Between Medicaid and Uninsured
By John Goodman @ 10:01 PM :: 3848 Views :: Health Care
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...as far as physical health is concerned there is no difference between being in Medicaid and being uninsured....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Lodestar: Plaintiff Attorneys Awarded Fees in Rail Iwi Case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:16 AM :: 8822 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Rail
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the "private attorney general" doctrine...allows a prevailing party to recover fees and costs....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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Laie Hotel Developer Selected
By News Release @ 10:04 AM :: 4995 Views :: Development
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Laie Ventures LLC has been selected as the developer to replace what used to be the Laie Inn. Construction of the new hotel, which will be adjacent to the Polynesian Cultural Center, is expected to begin later this year....
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Monday, May 6, 2013 |
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New Heritage Study on the Cost of Amnesty
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:59 AM :: 4052 Views :: National News
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...a new study due out today from The Heritage Foundation calculates the cost to taxpayers of granting amnesty to unlawful immigrants....
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Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Funded by Cutting off Coverage for Cancer Patients
By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 3297 Views
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...the $128M was paid for by cutting off funding and closing the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP) program which provided coverage for seriously ill patients who were otherwise denied overage due to 'pre-existing conditions.'....
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Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
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Campaign Finance Regulations Fail to Curb Public Corruption
By NCPA @ 10:30 AM :: 2979 Views :: Ethics
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...the first systematic evaluation of the effects of campaign finance laws....
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Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
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Making Reimbursements Could Incur Tax Liability
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:03 AM :: 5179 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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In recent years, various proposals to exempt the reimbursement of amounts paid out by mangers or operators of a number of business activities have been enacted....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Obamacare Trouble: 'Death Panel' Does Not Exist
By Selected News Articles @ 11:13 PM :: 3566 Views :: Health Care
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...a 15-member board that will develop proposals for cutting Medicare whenever Medicare's projected growth rate exceeds the target....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Rail Suit to Be Heard August 12, Quick Ruling Expected
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 4790 Views :: Rail
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Bear in mind that in a war the only battle you have to win is the last one....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Farmer: Anti-GMO Activists Burn Two Tractors on Maui
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 4832 Views :: GMOs
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...the anti-biotech movement in Hawaii is fierce, loud and extreme, organizing rallies and marches instead of sharing a table and a civil discussion....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Gasoline Consumption Drops Sharply
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:57 PM :: 6027 Views :: Energy, Environment, Economy
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If this pattern is sustained, then all climate initiatives need to be shelved... "2040 targets" are already met!
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Deadline for Public Comment on Rail AIS May 30
By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 4003 Views :: Rail
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...SHPD and HART have made only the most minimal public mention of the new deadline....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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$2.5M Per Job: Honeywell CEO Defensive About Kapolei Biofuel Refinery
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 5720 Views :: Energy, Economy
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Honeywell CEO "Comfortable" Taking $25 Million from Taxpayers to Create Only Ten Jobs....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Budget: Kenoi Proposes $21M Property Tax Hike
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 5183 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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...this budget incorporates a property tax 'adjustment' that would allow the county to collect an estimated $219 million in the year ahead....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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$9.6M: DHHL Wins First legislative Appropriation Since 2010
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 4653 Views :: DHHL
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First appropriation of general funds for the state agency since 2010....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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Inspector General Slaps Down Effort to Create Indian Tribe Without Congressional Approval
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 4664 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...the Tejon Tribe, along with several other American Indian groups, submitted petitions requesting 'reaffirmation'....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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No Hawaii Beverage Tax Cheers Third Win in a Row
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 4587 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Unfortunately, we know from past experience that even though the public doesn't want a beverage tax, some lawmakers will keep pushing for one....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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Why is U.S.-owned GM partnering with company that does business with Iran?
By News Release @ 12:18 PM :: 4708 Views :: World News
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UANI Calls on GM to End Partnership with Peugeot, Given New Auto Figures Showing that Peugeot Cars are Still being Produced in Iran....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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House GOP: 'Legislature closes fiscally conservative session'
By News Release @ 7:29 AM :: 5045 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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The 2013 legislative session that came to a close today gives fiscal conservatives much to be encouraged by....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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The Gang of Eight Immigration Bill, Explained in One Infographic
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:24 AM :: 3803 Views :: National News
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Senators return to Washington next week to debate the Gang of Eight's comprehensive immigration bill....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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Hanabusa Campaign: "Party-Fracturing Racial Politics"
By News Release @ 6:44 AM :: 8320 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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"She understands Hawaii’s role as...the multi-cultural model for a rapidly changing America."
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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NRA: Contact the Governor and Request his Veto of Senate Bill 69
By Selected News Articles @ 11:41 PM :: 4115 Views :: Second Amendment
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...SB 69 was originally a gun “buyback” bill but was amended in the state House into a mandatory background check bill on already acquired firearms ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Reuters columnist disparages the Jones Act, but can’t see any way to repeal it
By Michael Hansen @ 10:59 PM :: 4084 Views :: Jones Act
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...we believe that the Jones Act can be modified to greatly lessen its currently negative impacts on the nation’s economy....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Shield Law: Nine Senators Stand up to Clayton Hee
By Selected News Articles @ 9:24 AM :: 4314 Views :: First Amendment
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It will die a victim of Hee’s visceral disdain for the media and the failure of political will in the state Senate....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Bills 11 & 12: Pine Appeals for Leeward, Ewa Projects
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 8:42 AM :: 3976 Views :: Honolulu County
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... include three important projects that I am fighting to secure ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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5 Ways the Immigration Bill Is Like Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:37 AM :: 3975 Views :: National News
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...frantic, complex, pie-in-the-sky legislating....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Starting in October: 15% Penalty on Overpaid Unemployment Comp
By Selected News Articles @ 7:18 AM :: 6381 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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Hawaii has amended its Employment Security Law as follows....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Caldwell Signs Bill 8: Protecting Politicians' Midnight Bathroom Escapades
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 8974 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Homelessness, Politicians
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This is not the first time a state official has been arrested at public restrooms. In March 1991, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administrator Clyde Namuo ... was arrested for open lewdness....
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