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Tuesday, January 7, 2014 |
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Tax Credit Scammers Find a New Home in HSDC
By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 PM :: 7318 Views :: Tax Credits
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State retirees should be afraid, be very afraid....
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014 |
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2014: Obamacare Puts Down Roots for the Long Haul
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:42 AM :: 3340 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare creates a new entitlement program while expanding another.....
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014 |
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Cho Tet--Vietnamese New Year Fest
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 4802 Views :: Honolulu County
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- When: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:00 am -4:00 pm
- Where: Kapiolani Bandstand, 2748 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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High Home Values Give Hawaii Low Property Tax Percentage
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 5669 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...property taxes as a share of home values ranging from 0.2 percent (Maui County, Hawaii) to 3.1 percent (Wayne County, New York)....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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March for Life Set for January 25
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 4937 Views :: Life
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- Saturday, January 25, 2014
- 12:30 PM -5:00 PM
- State Capitol
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii Family Forum: Organizing for Life, Family, and Religious Freedom
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 8095 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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See what happens when people of faith actively participate in the electoral process....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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Kaiser: 57% of Hawaii Uninsured Eligible for Medicaid
By Selected News Articles @ 7:46 PM :: 5774 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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nearly three-quarters (74%) of uninsured nonelderly people in the state are eligible for financial assistance to gain coverage through either Medicaid or the Marketplaces....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii GOP refuses request to recruit for Obamacare exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:21 PM :: 4213 Views :: Health Care
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Meanwhile, Hawaii’s Democrat lawmakers are also criticizing the exchange....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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WSJ: Medicaid Expansion Drives up Visits to Emergency Room
By NCPA @ 2:26 PM :: 3057 Views :: Health Care
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A group of 10,000 low-income Oregon residents who recently obtained Medicaid coverage visited ERs 40 percent more often....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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New Republic: Hawaii Anti-GMO Protesters ‘Objectively Crazy’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 PM :: 4849 Views :: GMOs
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It's not that people are simply and inherently crazy; they also operate from within crazy bubbles, which is arguably just as dangerous. For this reason, my guess is that over time liberal opposition to genetic engineering will fade away....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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The National Debt in One Picture
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:26 PM :: 3773 Views :: National News
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Congress is beginning its new year with a budget deal that busts right through “caps” it was supposed to have on spending....
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Monday, January 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii Rifle Association 2014 Sen. Sam Slom Fundraiser
By News Release @ 10:21 AM :: 4026 Views :: Second Amendment
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January 11 2014, Saturday at 5:30 PM....
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Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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OPEB, Pre-K and a 10% Reserve: Abercrombie Says we can Have it all
By News Release @ 12:25 PM :: 3783 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...But fiscal sustainability is essential; to this we remain committed....
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Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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Tourist Boats Operated by Anti-Superferry Activists Hitting More Baby Whales Than Ever
By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 AM :: 9565 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...the bleeding baby whales are left to suffer an unknown fate in shark-infested waters....
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Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Perspectives Survey Shows Strong Support for Military Presence
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 7176 Views :: Economy, Military
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...and a solid majority – 77 percent – supports continued military training exercises in Hawaii....
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Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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HART Audit Leaves Many Questions Unanswered
By Tom Berg @ 1:23 AM :: 6750 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...HART came into existence in July, 2012...detailed records related to HART’s predecessor were not readily available during our audit....
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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'Sanford Dole' Joins Akaka Tribal Roll
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 5908 Views :: Akaka Bill
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"Aloha and mahalo e Sanford Dole for registering with Kana'iolowalu"
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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NYT In Hawaii: A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 PM :: 6125 Views :: GMOs
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...it garnered more vocal support than any the County Council here had ever considered, even the perennially popular bids to decriminalize marijuana....
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Invasive Species Briefing Set
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 5486 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 10:00 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 225, State Capitol
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Senate Cttes Set Informational Hearing on Turtle Bay
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6769 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 10:30 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 016, State Capitol
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Five Reasons to Celebrate American Culture in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:05 AM :: 3905 Views :: Family
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Unlike previous decades, nearly three-quarters of Americans married in the 1990s celebrated a 10th anniversary ....
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Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Finds One Success Story
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 3629 Views :: Health Care
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...the benefits in her new plan are better than her previous plan and cost about $30 a month less....
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Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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HI Health Connector Solicits GOP Help in Boosting Enrollments
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 4213 Views :: Health Care
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Below is the response of the HRP Executive Director, Kayla Berube, to the HI Health Connector's request for GOP help in boosting enrollment numbers....
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Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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Governor Releases $9.3 Million for Various CIPs Statewide
By News Release @ 11:38 AM :: 4419 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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$4,742,845 – Department of Public Safety Facilities....
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Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up the Obama Administration
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:51 AM :: 6448 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Religion
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The Little Sisters take care of more than 13,000 poor men and women around the world who are elderly....
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Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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PUC Clears Former Chairman's Law Firm to Continue Representing Lanai Wind Project
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 4983 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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...in the event the commission receives evidence that the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court has issued a ruling which disqualifies Mr. Caliboso, the commission intends to re-visit the issue....
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Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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Flawed Minimum Wage Hike Advocacy Will Cost Hawaii's Poorest Workers $7M this Year
By Andrew Walden @ 12:34 AM :: 7942 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...7,000 well-paid waiters are being played against 7,000 underpaid dishwashers....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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DCCA: 300 Mortgage Loan Originators Lose License
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 5807 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...a list of more than 300 mortgage loan originators (MLOs) and mortgage loan originator companies (MLOCs) that failed to renew their licenses....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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Anti-GMO mob attracts a colorful, motley, mixed bag
By Selected News Articles @ 5:02 PM :: 5271 Views :: GMOs
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there has been a headlong rush by some to promote themselves as the “voice” of this movement....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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Tourism Committees to Look at HTA Audit
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 3988 Views :: Tourism
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- DATE: Wednesday, January 08, 2014
- TIME: 9:30 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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WaPo: Schatz Represents Hawaii's new White Ruling Class
By Selected News Articles @ 2:22 PM :: 10751 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...what remains of Inouye’s mostly Japanese American political machine is fighting for supremacy against a younger and whiter progressive wing that is trying to become Hawaii’s new ruling class....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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2013 a bad year for Obamacare abortion pill mandate
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 5844 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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Alliance Defending Freedom and its allied attorneys are currently winning their cases by a wide margin, with court orders going 15-1 against the mandate....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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More New Taxes and Fees: How You’ll Pay for Obamacare in 2014
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:04 PM :: 4052 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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This is only the beginning—watch how two of these taxes get worse in the years to come....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014 |
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Happy New Year from HMSA: Premium now $1742.50 per Family
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 6680 Views :: Health Care
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...premium payers will get a new round of cancellation letters starting this September, just in time for the elections....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014 |
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Drones may be buzzing Hawaiian skies soon
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:48 PM :: 5113 Views :: Higher Education, Small Business
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The FAA this week that the University of Alaska is one of several educational institutions selected to test drones, and Hawaii and Oregon are included in the university’s plan ....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014 |
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The Left's Big Issue for 2014
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:42 PM :: 4597 Views :: National News
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The liberal Center for American Progress launched a new center devoted to the subject, and President Obama has been making it a centerpiece of his speeches....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Federal Wind PTC Tax Credit Expires
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 5994 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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When the PTC was last extended, in January 2013, Congress changed the criteria. A project only had to be in construction before the expiration date to be eligible for the tax credit....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Hanabusa Hits Schatz for Ties to Bloomberg, KOS Hits Hanabusa for Ties to Inouye
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 7626 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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"Last week Hanabusa accused Schatz of being supported by Democratic "kingmakers". Ironic since she is claiming the senatorial mantle based on being anointed by the ultimate Democratic Kingmaker - Sen Daniel Inouye."
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Michael Medved to Talk Up Republican Unity at HIRA Dinner
By Tito Montes @ 5:19 PM :: 6715 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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The lesson of 'Republican Unity' is just as important here in the islands as it is on the mainland....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Twelfth Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 4370 Views :: Taxes
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This tax structure is not surprising given Hawaii’s reliance on tourism as its primary economic driver....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Informational Briefing on Violence at State Hospital
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5329 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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- DATE: Tuesday, January 07, 2014
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Gets Secret List of Three Candidates to replace Rep Coffman
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 5917 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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The names of the three nominees will be released by the Governor or the Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawaii. ... (or not)
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s 9-day Hawaiian vacation overlaps the president’s
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:55 PM :: 4472 Views :: Politicians
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had her own Hawaiian vacation this month....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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Schofield Combat Engineers Train Afghan Soldiers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 PM :: 4427 Views :: Military
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Dec. 7 marked the start of the Afghan National Engineer Brigade (NEB) training mission....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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These 13 Tax Increases Hit in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:02 PM :: 4478 Views :: Taxes
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... and two tax hikes for 2014 ....
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Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Report: Obamacare Gives Hawaii More Cash, Less Benefit
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 5715 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...who stands to benefit most and least as a result of its implementation....
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Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Auditor Looks at Workers Comp Medical Fee Review Process
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 5436 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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While expenses have been slowly increasing for health care providers, legislated payment updates have remained flat since 2011....
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Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Booze, Pole Dancing, and Luxurious Hotels: Top 10 Examples of Government Waste in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:28 PM :: 4318 Views :: National News
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The cupboard is overflowing with liquor, crystal glassware, and more....
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Sunday, December 29, 2013 |
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Taxing Tourists Politically Popular
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4836 Views :: Taxes
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The report for November pegs growth in TAT revenues at a positive 9.0% while the collections of the general excise tax are down by 3.4%....
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