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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Bills on their way to becoming laws that promote fiscal transparency
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:27 PM :: 4058 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Two important bills (SB2153 and SB2519) that promote greater fiscal transparency and protections for Hawaii's taxpayers passed the Ways And Means Committee today....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Lawsuit Alleges Abuse at Kauai Prison
By Selected News Articles @ 8:38 PM :: 9354 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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...the creator of the "Lifetime Stand," a prison rehabilitation program that stresses work ethic, perseverance, discipline and personal responsibility....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Schofield Engineers Return from Afghanistan
By Video @ 4:41 PM :: 4503 Views :: Military
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...nine months in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Shippers Council testifies to Puerto Rico Senate in support Jones Act reform
By Michael Hansen @ 1:33 PM :: 10392 Views :: Jones Act
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...The Hawaii Shippers’ Council made history on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, by becoming the first party to testify before a committee of the Puerto Rico Senate via Skype....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Explosive Report: How Obamacare Will Drive People Out of the Workforce
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:05 PM :: 5361 Views :: National News, Health Care
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...the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a new estimate: Obamacare will cause the equivalent of 2.3 million people to stop working.....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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Lloyd Lim: A Theory of Business Regulation
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:41 AM :: 5461 Views :: Small Business
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There are about 375,000 pages of federal law and regulation in addition to the laws of each State and each city and county....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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UHPA Files 'Prohibited Practice' Charges Against UH Administration
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 5906 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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UHPA has taken a two-pronged approach to preserve faculty rights. In December 2013, the union filed a prohibited practice charge....
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014 |
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"You Brainwashed Me": Victim Confronts Alleged Homosexual Child Molester
By Video @ 1:38 AM :: 8065 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Law Enforcement
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I am 28 years old and have been waiting years to get up enough courage to report a teacher for sexually abusing me for years....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Taxpayers Covering Insurance Companies' Losses
By NCPA @ 7:31 PM :: 5417 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The federal government will reimburse insurers for 50 percent of any losses through the "risk corridors" in the Affordable Care Act....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Rep Thielen Pushes Hemp Legalization
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 6259 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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Today the United States Senate approved the Agriculture Act of 2014, also known as the “Farm Bill,” which includes legalization of industrial hemp for research purposes....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Multiple Gun-Related Bills to be Heard in state Senate Committee Today
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 4561 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear three different pieces of firearms legislation....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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"I Don't Know How President Obama Thinks That He's Helping Us"
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:11 PM :: 5491 Views :: National News, Health Care
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“Was it the biggest mistake of your presidency to tell the nation over and over, ‘If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance’?”
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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Bitter Abercrombie Bickers With 'Irresponsible' Legislators over CAFR Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 AM :: 5728 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"Well, I’m always pleased to share credit when people realize they can’t avoid their responsibilities anymore...." - Abercrombie
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
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HB452: Hawaii House Unanimously Passes Election Fraud Bill
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 4518 Views :: Office of Elections
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"Across the country voters have been misled by attempts to win elections by keeping people from the polls. We can’t let that happen here."
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Liberals Outnumber Conservatives by Paltry 0.7%
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 5014 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...the conservatives in this survey may be disproportionally counted among the non-voters....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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Hawaiian Electric deactivates Honolulu Power Plant
By News Release @ 8:32 PM :: 5232 Views :: Energy
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...nearly a century after the generating station first started providing electricity to the people of Oahu....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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DOE reports on school year and instructional time
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 5093 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Any change, as the bill proposes, would require a change to the current collective bargaining agreement with the HSTA, which runs through 2017....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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In Search of the Glass Ceiling: Deciphering Data on Gender and Wages
By UHERO @ 8:03 PM :: 5484 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...the bottom line is that things might not be what they seem....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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UHERO: Hawaii's minimum wage, poverty, and job creation
By UHERO @ 7:48 PM :: 7624 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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Ten different bills have been introduced at the legislature this session to raise Hawaii's minimum wage....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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Lagging Health Connector Launches New Ad Buy
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4122 Views :: Health Care
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New advertisements, online tools and events have been designed to encourage uninsured residents to set appointments....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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HI lawmaker renews fight to end or revise controversial sex ed program
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:16 PM :: 8779 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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...McDermott, who enrolled his eight children in Hawaii’s public schools, doesn’t want his 11-year-old son exposed to a controversial taxpayer-funded sex education program....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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WaPo: Hanabusa is 4th Biggest Loser in Politics
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 8137 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Hanabusa is doing little to show she'll be able to close the gap....
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 3, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:40 PM :: 4255 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Passage
- House: Federal Abortion Funding Passage
- House: Farm Programs Conference Report Passage
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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C'mon, Obama, Join the Energy Boom
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:26 PM :: 3947 Views :: Energy
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An energy project that would be good for the U.S economy, can be built without taxpayer help, and would have little to no environmental impact?
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Monday, February 3, 2014 |
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Open Letter Challenges Rep. Creagan on 'Medical' Marijuana
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 AM :: 5705 Views :: Drugs
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Regardless of your position on legalization, what scientific evidence do you have as a doctor that can justify calling marijuana 'medicinal'?
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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LIUNA, UniteHere 'Bitterly Disappointed' With Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 6007 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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The law imposes new costs and mandates on employer sponsors of health and welfare trust funds, but leaves irresponsible companies free of any obligation to contribute towards their employees' health insurance....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii Republicans are active and working hard for a better Hawaii
By David S Chang @ 7:59 PM :: 5623 Views :: Republican Party
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On January 30, nearly 300 people honored former Congresswoman Pat Saiki at the Waialae Country Club....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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Candidate Filing Opens Monday Feb. 3
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 6643 Views :: Office of Elections
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A candidate may obtain the Application for a Nomination Paper and receive and file his/her nomination paper at the locations listed below....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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ACU Chair Al Cardenas to Speak at Maui TEA Party Event
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 7309 Views :: Maui County, TEA Party
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... at Grace Bible Church, 635 South Hina Avenue, Kahului on Friday, February 7th, 2014 starting at 5:30 PM....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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I Need a Gun, Mommy, but I won't use it (now)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4209 Views :: Taxes
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Recently the mayors of our four large counties all got together in what has been described as their annual pilgrimage to the legislature....
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 |
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Anti-GMO Activists Claim Kauai Mayor’s Office has been Legally Vacant since 2010
By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 AM :: 7969 Views :: Kauai County, GMOs
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Anti-GMO activists are citing a little-used 1951 Hawaii Territory law designed to get rid of Communists....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Living History Day: USS Missouri Celebrates Double Anniversary
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 7369 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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On January 29, 1999, exactly 55 years after its launch, the Battleship Missouri Memorial opened in Pearl Harbor ....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Feb 4-5: Pono Choices or Poor Choices?
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 9:11 PM :: 9862 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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Board of Education (BOE) Hearing Tuesday, Feb 4th, 2014, 1:30 PM....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Regressive Taxes: State Hypocrisy on Minimum Wage
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 8884 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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“…our residents living in poverty pay more in state taxes than all but three other states….”
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Caldwell announces new economic development team
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 5349 Views :: Honolulu County
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Caldwell today announced the appointment of Linda Chu Takayama to lead the Office of Economic Development as Executive Director....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Faleomavaega on Hillary’s Hit List?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 8095 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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Faleomavaega was one of Obama’s earliest backers while then Gov. Togiola Tulafono endorsed then-Sen. Clinton....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Sen. Sam Slom Introduces Legislative Package
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:06 PM :: 7360 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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“The Senate Minority this year, with renewed vigor, has an action plan to empower the people. Only the minority speaks for child safety, overburdened tax payers, our overburdened businesses and the home schooled.”
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Marijuana Group Poll Shows More Support for Legalization
By News Release @ 12:02 PM :: 4641 Views :: Drugs
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The new poll, commissioned by Hawaii’s Drug Policy Action Group showed voter support for reform of Hawaii’s policies on marijuana trending upward....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Bird Group: Survey Shows 90% in Hawaii Want Cat Control
By News Release @ 10:52 AM :: 4635 Views :: Environment
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Eighty-seven percent of respondents to a recent study in Hawai'i want to see a decrease in the number of feral cats in the Hawaiian Islands....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 7437 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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The specialized court began last year with three defendants and has now grown to ten defendants....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Judge Tosses Gay Marriage Suit
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 8198 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...the Hawaii Attorney General argued that even if voters were tricked in 1998, they had no say in their family structure and that the legislature and governor were within their rights to force a new one on the people....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Hawaii AG: Trans-Pac Partnership Endangers State Tobacco Revenues
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 6336 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Obamacare Abortion Pill Mandate: Hawaii AG vs Alliance Defending Freedom
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4769 Views :: Life
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on November 26, 2013 to review two lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Campaign Season: Abercrombie Spoons out Another $20M CIP
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 4216 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$20 million for various capital improvement projects (CIP) administered by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Ethics Advisory: How to Steer Professional Services Contracts to your Spouse
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 4075 Views :: Ethics
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Jane Doe provided the information received from the organization which indicated that Mr. Doe was the only examiner in the state who had met the organization’s continuing education requirement....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Immigration Plan: Trust Obama?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:28 AM :: 4782 Views :: National News
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House Republicans say they are ready to move forward with an immigration reform plan....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Video: Policy Roundtable with Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:08 AM :: 3474 Views
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...sit in on a policy discussion with a few of the staff and scholars of the Grassroot Institute....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Sabato: Hawaii Senate Race 'Leans Schatz'
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 PM :: 4831 Views :: Politicians
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Currently, we only have three primary races featuring incumbents running for re-nomination where the incumbent is not at least rated “likely” to win....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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DLNR Invites Comment on Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4726 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...informational meetings about the 2014 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Hawaii Auto Insurance Quotes Vary 48% -- Depending on Month
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 6699 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the cost of auto insurance varies depending on the month you purchase a policy....
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