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| Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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Does Hawaii Constitution Prohibit Gut and Replace?
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 4389 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii Court decisions on the Constitutional mandate that the contents of a bill must contain only one subject, and the subject of the bill must be expressed in its title....
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| Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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(No) Shield Law Passes Conference – Will Limit Our News Sources
By News Release @ 11:55 AM :: 4153 Views :: First Amendment
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The “Shield Law” bill passed out of Conference Committee yesterday (HB 622)....
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| Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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Neighborhood Board Ballot Passcodes Sent to Voters
By News Release @ 11:26 AM :: 4251 Views :: Honolulu County
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The Neighborhood Commission Office has mailed passcodes to 180,000 eligible voters who may cast ballots online for contested seats on the 2013-2015 Neighborhood Boards....
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| Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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Six Animal-Related Bills Moving Forward
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 7383 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, Second Amendment
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The bills await final, floor votes of both the House and the Senate on Tuesday, April 30th....
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| Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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SB1093 Early Education Passes Conference Committee
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 3822 Views :: Education K-12
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The bill appropriated $1.160M for administration costs for two years and $6M in FY15 for subsidies based on a sliding fee scale....
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Budget Report & Worksheets from Conference Committee
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 4259 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Lead Senate and House negotiators on the State Budget bill announced they closed negotiations three days ahead of an internal deadline. ..
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Bag Tax Goes National
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 5172 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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... H.R. 1686, the Trash Reduction Act of 2013 -- Annualized Cost: $4.08 billion ....
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Voting April 26 - May 17
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 9006 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The election is conducted entirely on-line and by telephone. Voting runs from April 26, 2013 through May 17, 2013 ....
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Tourism: First Quarter 2013 Sets New Record
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 4207 Views :: Tourism
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Every day, an average of $44 million was spent in the state from January through March....
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Study: 'Clean Elections' Often Favor Corrupt Incumbents Against Upstart Challengers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:11 AM :: 4615 Views :: Office of Elections
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The GAO’s 2010 report concludes that the benefits supposedly derived from taxpayer financed campaigns do not occur...
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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500 Petition Against School Lands Bills
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 6784 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Land Use
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... The following petition was heard last night (Thursday April 25, 2013) in Senate Chambers ....
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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The Impact of School Vouchers on College Enrollment
By NCPA @ 8:40 AM :: 4599 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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... African American college-enrollment increased by 24 percent ....
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| Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Why My Family Came to America
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:25 AM :: 4436 Views :: National News
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More than any other nation in history, the United States has made itself a new home for immigrants in search of a better life....
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| Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
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HGEA Announces Unit 8 Contract Settlement
By News Release @ 10:47 AM :: 6014 Views :: Labor
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HGEA’s Unit 8 membership consists of approximately 2,350 administrative, professional and technical University of Hawaii employees....
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| Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
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Auditor: Less Than Half of Audit Recommendations Implemented
By News Release @ 10:13 AM :: 4213 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Requests by our office to meet with the SPO to conduct our follow-up were not granted....
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| Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
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American Families Cannot Afford the Cost of Amnesty
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:29 AM :: 4351 Views :: National News
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... amnesty for some 11 million unlawful immigrants ....
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| Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
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Caldwell: Feds Reaffirm Commitment to Honolulu Rail
By News Release @ 8:42 AM :: 4257 Views :: Rail
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Caldwell said he received further assurance that federal funding for Honolulu’s rail transit project remains firmly on track...
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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House Republican Legislative Update
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 3580 Views
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The last day of session, also known as Sine Die, is next Thursday, May 2....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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HIRA: Democrats Want to Tax Your Online Purchases
By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 4189 Views :: Taxes
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proposed federal law will permit states to increase the price tag for virtually all of your online purchases....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Prayer Breakfast – A Civic Space for the Religious and Non-Religious
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:40 PM :: 5003 Views :: Religion
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... 2013 Hawaii Prayer Breakfast, held on April 12 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village ....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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25th CAB Reaches out to Fallen Heroes' Families
By Selected News Articles @ 11:27 PM :: 4198 Views :: Military
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One of the ways SOS helps families through hard times is by introducing them to others who have gone through similar situations....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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OHA awards $1.5 million to charter schools
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 4875 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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“OHA’s support literally keeps our doors open.”
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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WaPo: "Another race-tinted showdown in Hawaii"
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 5635 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... The Hawaii Democratic Party has a long history of primaries split along racial lines ....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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HSTA Cheers Defeat of 'Instructional Hours', Targets Preschool Vouchers
By News Release @ 12:10 PM :: 4974 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...SB 1084 is a voucher that will allow public money to pay for private preschools....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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Stanley Chang Running for CD1?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:50 AM :: 10724 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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Dan Inouye was barely in the grave when Honolulu Councilmember Stanley Chang signed Federal Election Commission documents....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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Will the Number of Uninsured Rise Under ObamaCare?
By NCPA @ 10:42 AM :: 3703 Views :: Health Care
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...the massive law that was enacted to solve the problem of the uninsured in America is more likely to worsen it....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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Don't Fall Into the Boston Immigration Trap
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:38 AM :: 3831 Views :: National News
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As the country continues to reel over the attacks in Boston last week, some in Washington quickly looked for ways to use the attacks to justify their political goals ....
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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Reasons to Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty
By NCPA @ 10:35 AM :: 5790 Views :: National News, World News
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LOST is essentially a new world government of the sea that redistributes wealth and seeks to control supply and demand of oceanic resources....
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| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks 41st for Business
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 5130 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The study examines 32 factors over which state governments have control relative to efforts to be pro-business....
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| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Most Stress-Free State
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 4333 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii residents remained the least likely in the U.S. to say they felt stressed on any given day in 2012, at 32.1%....
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| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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US Attorney General to Honor Hawaii Victims Rights Advocate
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5417 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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...Holder will present Pamela Joyce Ferguson-Brey with an award during the National Crime Victims' Rights Week awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 24....
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| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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Top 5 Problems with the "Comprehensive" Immigration Bill
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:36 AM :: 3520 Views :: National News
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The good news is Congress cares about trying to fix our flawed immigration system and broken borders....
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| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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Public Invited to Comment on Complete Streets Projects
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 3742 Views :: Honolulu County
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... pedestrian and bicycle safety advocates cheered the passage of Ordinance 12-15 ....
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| Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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OHA Publishes Budget Outline, Seeks Comments
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 3246 Views :: OHA
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...public comment period runs from April 22, 2013 through May 3, 2013....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Act 27: Abercrombie Orders Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pills
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 6759 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care
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...provisions that require any hospital in Hawaii to provide information about, offer and, if accepted or requested, dispense emergency contraception....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Nicole Velasco to Head Neighborhood Commission
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 4069 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The office provides administrative and technical support services to the Neighborhood Commission and Oahu’s 33 neighborhood boards....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Conference Committee Hearing on Senate Bill 69 Rescheduled
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 3810 Views :: Second Amendment
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... conference committee will reconvene tomorrow, April 23, at 10:30 am in Conference Room 312 ....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Petition Seeks Defeat of Three PLDC-Clone Bills
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 7474 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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...House Bill 70, Senate Bill 1207 and Senate Bill 1171 separately serve to keep PLDC objectives alive and operating....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Confident, Rail Opponents Seek Expedited Hearing on Appeal
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 4609 Views :: Rail
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... BRT was not considered even a reasonable alternative to be studied ....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Oahu Biofuel Plant: Honeywell CEO to Face Questions
By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 4127 Views :: Energy
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...the $25 million taxpayer gift was specifically allocated for a biofuels demonstration plant to be built on Oahu....
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 22, 2013
By Congress.org @ 3:15 PM :: 5300 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Second Amendment
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- Senate: Firearms Legislation Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Amendment
- Senate: Firearms Legislation Background Checks Amendment
- Senate: Firearms Legislation Republican Substitute Amendment
- Senate: Firearms Legislation Straw Purchases Amendment
- House: Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing
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| Monday, April 22, 2013 |
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Internet Sales Tax Is a State Money Grab
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:24 PM :: 3012 Views :: Taxes
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Why are states so eager to collect taxes on Internet sales? In short, because they could grab money from other states....
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| Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Orders ‘Flexible Pay’ Hikes to Match Outside Job Offers
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 5097 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... the new, legal, and inexpensive way of bribing Cabinet members and their top lieutenants ....
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| Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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Contracts: UPW 17% Raise, HSTA 15%, HGEA 8%
By Andrew Walden @ 10:43 PM :: 6865 Views
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Did Abercrombie just negotiate away the money for his preschool voucher system and his tax credit giveaways for green energy scammers?
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| Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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Petition Lists 7 Gut and Replace Bills, 11 Frankenstein Bills
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 7376 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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Due to maneuvers by various legislative committees resulting in major changes in bills without public notice, we are petitioning the legislative bodies to defeat the following bills....
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| Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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Let Them Ask for Their Funding
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4306 Views :: Taxes
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...take a moment to look back on the last 50 or so working days to see how they handled taxpayer funds....
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| Sunday, April 21, 2013 |
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How A&B Wins Big From Environmental Litigation
By Andrew Walden @ 3:08 AM :: 14232 Views :: Environment, Development, Greenmail, Land Use
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Why would one of the state’s largest developers fund so-called anti-development groups?
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| Saturday, April 20, 2013 |
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UHPA Pushes Back Against NEA Raid, Cyberattack
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 6540 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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When asked whether she believed the cyberattack could be related to the NEA issue, Hanselman said, "It's a strange coincidence."
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