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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 :: 4850 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 :: 4021 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 :: 5409 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 :: 9388 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 :: 4076 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 :: 9313 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 :: 5239 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 :: 4220 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 :: 3436 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 :: 3134 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 :: 5454 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 :: 3743 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 :: 5069 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 :: 5032 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 :: 6297 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 :: 4221 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 :: 5983 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 :: 5452 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 :: 4897 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 :: 4892 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 :: 4879 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 :: 4889 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 :: 5304 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 :: 3980 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 :: 8700 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 :: 4313 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 :: 4308 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 :: 4494 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 :: 4159 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 :: 4151 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 :: 6712 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 :: 9436 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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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Natatorium Decision Re-Launches EIS Contract
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 3732 Views :: Honolulu County
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The City will resume preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Robotics: Micronesian Schools Plan 'Yapital Robo Day'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 AM :: 6305 Views :: Education K-12, World News
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Educators at the two independent High Schools on Yap have announced plans for a public exhibition and competition, featuring teams from their student robotics clubs....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Senate Votes to Pass 174 Bills
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 3802 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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On April 30, 2013 the Hawaii State Senate voted to pass 174 measures, ahead of Thursday, the last day of the 2013 Legislative Session....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
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Comparing the House, Senate and Obama Budget Plans
By NCPA @ 11:06 AM :: 3912 Views :: National News
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For the first time in four years, the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed their own budget plans....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
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House Approves More Than 100 Bills
By News Release @ 10:37 AM :: 2641 Views
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...reducing long term fiscal liabilities, repaying our reserve funds, promoting economic development, education....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
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Foreclosed Homeowners Sue 32 Hawaii Judges
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 AM :: 7509 Views :: Ethics, Development, Judiciary
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Fuchs claims that Judge Ayabe's wife did legal work for three of Fuchs's adversaries in the foreclosure case....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
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President Says Obamacare Is Going Great
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:11 AM :: 3238 Views :: Health Care
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There are just a few slight details left to be implemented, but we shouldn't worry about those....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
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SB1196 Small Vendors Targeted by DoTax
By Video @ 9:47 AM :: 5096 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... Assists with enforcement of cash economy laws by the department of taxation ....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Sen Thielen: School Land Exemptions Remove Fairness, Transparency of Development Deals
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 5841 Views :: Education K-12, Development
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HRS Chapter 171 strictly governs the process for putting public lands out to bid for long term leases. Specific steps include public auction, means of public bidding and length of public notice....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Legislators Unanimously Approve Budget
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 4181 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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HB200 CD1 appropriates funds for operating and capital improvement costs of the Executive Branch for the biennium fiscal years FY2013-2014 and FY2014-2015....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Tsunami a Money Spinner for Profitable Non-Profits
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 4055 Views :: Environment
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DLNR is awarding six local non-profit, community groups grant funds to help address Japan Tsunami Marine Debris....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Rep. Cynthia Thielen inspires floor amendment extending existing shield law
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 4374 Views :: First Amendment
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...a floor amendment to House Bill 622 extending Hawaii’s existing shield law for two years....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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States Could Push Part-Time Employees Into Obamacare Exchanges
By NCPA @ 8:35 AM :: 5161 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way of transferring a large chunk of their health care expenses into the health exchanges....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Launchers Reelection Campaign, Appoints Crony Committee
By News Release @ 8:13 AM :: 6181 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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He noted there were some who did not agree with his decisions and opposed the moves....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Remember the Economy? It's Still Bad
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:11 AM :: 4731 Views :: National News
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According to a poll earlier this year, voters have a higher opinion of cockroaches than Congressmen....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Kona Coffee Farmers 'Disappointed' by Safeway Blending Lawsuit Settlement
By News Release @ 8:11 AM :: 4856 Views :: Agriculture
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Kona coffee growers are disappointed that the stipulated dismissal leaves unresolved what they believe is the key question....
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