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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Postpone tax talk until after rail audit
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:44 PM :: 4350 Views :: Taxes
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...there is, in fact, another feasible option: no tax increases at all....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Which Counties Benefit Most From the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction?
By Tax Foundation @ 5:16 PM :: 5333 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...how much U.S. taxpayers deduct in home mortgage interest by county....
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 |
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UPDATE: No More Bailouts for Rail!
By Brett Kulbis @ 12:22 AM :: 6037 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...In a week, lawmakers will be opening a special legislative session to determine how they are going to raise our taxes....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017 |
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Rep Tupola Backs Forensic Audit for HART
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 8109 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...City and HART officials were often unable to give specific answers to our questions and rarely took responsibility for their cost overruns and inflated budgets....
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Friday, August 11, 2017 |
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No need for special session this summer
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:49 PM :: 6566 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...the immediate cash flow problems have been solved for the most part by the Honolulu City Council, which authorized the sale of $350 million in bonds to help bail out the project....
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Friday, August 11, 2017 |
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Rail Fail: Why You Should Speak Out
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 2:04 PM :: 7694 Views :: Rail, Republican Party, Taxes
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...Honolulu Rail Project is on track to becoming the costliest and most mismanaged public transportation project in our nation's history....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Full Text: Lawmaker Leaks Plan to Make Sister Isles Pay for Rail -- Public Hearing Set
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 7849 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...The Hawaii Legislature is hosting a public informational briefing on state funding for the City & County of Honolulu’s rail project at 10 a.m. Aug. 14 in the State Capitol auditorium....
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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 :: 7559 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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The Grand Skim of Things (Part 1)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7489 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail, Taxes
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...A Hawaii law dating back to 1955, which now can be found at HRS section 36-27, says that 5% of any special fund’s income will be paid to the state general fund to pay “central service expenses....”
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Why a Tax on Soda is Unhealthy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:14 PM :: 7338 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Secret Rail Meetings at Legislature
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 7394 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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... If the funding of rail was all that was on the table it would be simple....
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Sunday, July 30, 2017 |
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No Hanahana -- Kaukau Anyway
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6312 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...if you don’t work, you don’t eat....
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Tuesday, July 25, 2017 |
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$1.6B Available to Pay for Rail -- Without Raising Taxes
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 AM :: 9682 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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... we found $1.595B being siphoned off of Rail for non-rail purposes ....
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Sunday, July 23, 2017 |
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EITC: Devil in the Details
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4667 Views :: Taxes
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On July 10, 2017, Governor Ige proudly signed House Bill 209, a bill that establishes a Hawaii earned income tax credit....
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Thursday, July 20, 2017 |
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How High Are Individual Income Tax Collections in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:42 PM :: 5664 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Before the latest increase, Hawaii ranked 11th ....
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Monday, July 17, 2017 |
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HART Boardmember: Our Credibility has Disappeared, Nobody Knows Who is Responsible
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 9405 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...Full Text: Letter to HART Boardmembers, Mayor and County Councilmembers from John Henry Felix....
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Monday, July 17, 2017 |
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Hawaii Death Tax: State Gets You in the End
By Tax Foundation @ 10:48 PM :: 6421 Views :: Taxes
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...State inheritance and estate taxes, together with the federal estate tax, reduce investment, discourage business expansion, and can sometimes drive wealthy taxpayers out of state....
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Friday, July 14, 2017 |
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Giving Rail Credit Where it Isn't Due
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:59 PM :: 5944 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...rail is like the cousin who is always hitting you up for money....
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Thursday, July 13, 2017 |
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Road Funding: Nobody Pays More Than Hawaii Drivers
By Tax Foundation @ 1:33 PM :: 5285 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the share of state and local road spending that is covered by tolls, user fees, and taxes varies drastically. It ranges from only 12 percent in Alaska to 76.3 percent in Hawaii....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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GE Tax Equivalent to 13% Sales Tax
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 6994 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state’s personal income compared to the national median sales tax which applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....
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Sunday, July 2, 2017 |
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Carving Up the Price of Car Rentals
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6032 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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One of the legislative bills that is now being considered by Gov. David Ige is a curious bill, HB 735, involving the car rental industry....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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Video: Roth vs Anderson on GE Tax Hike
By Video @ 2:53 AM :: 6328 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...Either Anderson did not understand how the GE Tax works, or he pretended not to....
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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 :: 6496 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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Anatomy of Epic Fail on Rail
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6080 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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To what or whom should we be looking for leadership to get us out of this mess?
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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 :: 11737 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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Thursday, June 22, 2017 |
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How High Are Spirits Taxes in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 5256 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii taxes the spirit at $5.98 per gallon....
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 |
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10 Buildings With the Highest Honolulu Property Taxes in 2016
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 6796 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Honolulu raked in over $50 million in property taxes last year, from the top 10 taxpaying properties alone....
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 |
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Rail Tax Hike: Legislators Promise Special Session, but Cannot Agree on Date or Funding Mechanism
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 5474 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...no specific dates have been set for the special session and no rail funding mechanism has been agreed upon....
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Sunday, June 18, 2017 |
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Closing an Estate Tax Loophole?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:05 AM :: 4795 Views :: Taxes
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Wine Taxes: Hawaii Ranks 12th
By Tax Foundation @ 2:04 AM :: 6181 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the wine tax spectrum....
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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 :: 6051 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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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Oahu GOP: No Rail Tax Hike Special Session
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:36 AM :: 6816 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Island taxpayers are already struggling from paycheck to paycheck....
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Sunday, June 11, 2017 |
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Reaching Back into the Past
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:01 AM :: 3898 Views :: Taxes
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...retroactive tax legislation....
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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 :: 6131 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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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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Beer Taxes: Hawaii 5th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 12:35 AM :: 6613 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 :: 7101 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...McDermott calls for Special Session....
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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 :: 8004 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, May 25, 2017 |
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Death Tax? Yes Hawaii Has One
By Tax Foundation @ 3:17 AM :: 6688 Views :: Taxes
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...Fourteen states and the District of Columbia impose an estate tax....
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Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
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HB209: Tax credit to help poor really helps politicians
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:45 AM :: 8005 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...state lawmakers mostly would just be raising taxes on the rich and giving it to themselves....
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Sunday, May 21, 2017 |
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GEMS: A Raid by Any Other Name…
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7799 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Taxes
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GEMS, as a program, has been a miserable failure, resulting primarily in a large wad of cash that is just sitting in the bank. That’s why our legislature got the bright idea to “use” it to prop up another miserable failure – the “Cool the Schools” initiative....
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Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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HB209: Sneaky Legislators Limit Usefulness of Earned Income Tax Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 6:49 PM :: 5955 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...but they didn't limit the oppressiveness of the income tax hike that went with it....
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Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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State, Counties Pass Tax Hikes off to Each Other
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:01 PM :: 4200 Views :: Taxes
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...Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai counties are all considering raising the property tax....
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Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
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Which Places Pay the Most in Property Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 6:12 PM :: 5153 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Property taxes are assessed as a percentage of home values, so it follows that higher property taxes are paid where housing prices are higher than average....
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Sunday, May 14, 2017 |
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TrumpTax: Losing the State Tax Deduction
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4340 Views :: Taxes
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On April 26, the Trump Administration released a document that contained a roadmap of sorts for an overhaul of the federal tax code....
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Saturday, May 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii taxpayers about to get railroaded?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:24 AM :: 5656 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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But signs in the media, the Legislature and the governor’s office all point to a special session this summer where the tax hikes are likely to materialize....
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017 |
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How High Are Cigarette Taxes in Your State?–Hawaii Ranks 5th
By Tax Foundation @ 12:50 PM :: 6086 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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For this week’s map, we look at state cigarette tax rates across the country....
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Monday, May 8, 2017 |
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Legislature acted responsibly in denying rail funding
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 AM :: 6287 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Today's Star-Adv Labels what many consider a sensible decision as an “Epic Fail” in screaming all-caps....
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Sunday, May 7, 2017 |
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The Rail Bill and Other Curiosities
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8785 Views :: Homelessness, Labor, Rail, Taxes
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...Shut up or we’ll make you pay for rail too....
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Friday, May 5, 2017 |
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Rail: Senate Remains open to Negotiate with House
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 5226 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail, Taxes
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...the Senate remains open to negotiate an agreement with the House to ensure adequate financing to complete the project, yet minimize the impact on the most vulnerable citizens of the community....
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