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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
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John Kerry, President Obama's Ideological Twin
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:56 PM :: 2970 Views
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Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is likely to be confirmed today as the next Secretary of State after sailing through a Senate hearing last week. What does this mean for America and its foreign policy?
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
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HECO to Pay H-Power 21 Cents Per KWH
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 9687 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Comparison: Highest RETAIL electric rate on Mainland -- Connecticut at 19.5 cents per kwh
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013 |
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The Empire Strikes Back: Reaction To UH Lawprof's Study Of Success Rates In Hawaii Supreme Court Cases
By Robert Thomas @ 12:56 AM :: 10416 Views :: Environment, Development, Judiciary
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...the good professor labeled the record of the 1993-2010 Hawaii Supreme Court on property issues "appalling," so it should come as no surprise that two of the beneficiaries of those rulings have now rallied to that court's defense....
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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$59.8M Vanishes as State, HECO Reach Agreement
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 7138 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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As part of the settlement, HELCO will withdraw its request for a 4.2 percent or $19.8 million rate increase in 2013. HECO and its subsidiaries will also reduce by $40 million the amount being sought for improvements to two major projects....
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 28, 2013
By Congress.org @ 6:19 PM :: 5742 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Temporary Rules Changes
- Senate: Permanent Rules Changes
- House: Short-Term Suspension of Debt Limit Final Passage
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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Survey: Honolulu 3rd Least Affordable Housing on Earth
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 9147 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Even in Honolulu, housing affordability has deteriorated markedly, with the Median Multiple rising 0.6 points in just the last year. Honolulu was less affordable than all but Hong Kong and Vancouver...
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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Gallup: Obama Job Approval Jumps 8.1% in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:49 PM :: 8318 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Obama
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Residents of Hawaii, along with those living in the District of Columbia, were most likely to approve of President Barack Obama in 2012, according to an analysis of Gallup Daily tracking for the year....
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Monday, January 28, 2013 |
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It's School Choice Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 6212 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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...school choice advocates—including parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others—will come together to promote educational choice, with more than 3,600 events taking place nationwide....
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Over 1000 March for Life in Honolulu
By Andrew Walden @ 6:47 PM :: 7846 Views :: Life
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Kulani Prison to be Sovereignty Movement Training and Recruitment Center
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 11261 Views :: Akaka Bill, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...see the list of 1,000 well-known prison reform activists, elected Democrats, Hawaii County Prosecutor, sovereignty activists, religious leftists, green mailers, and current inmates who have signed on to this effort....
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Meet the Profiteer Behind Hawaii Medical Marijuana Cards
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 AM :: 12999 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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"This guy's been operating (as a commercial enterprise) for two or three decades." .... In other words, he's a drug dealer.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Impact of High Taxes Cripples Economic Growth
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:00 AM :: 5863 Views :: Taxes
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...elected officials desperate to make-up the budget shortfall selectively raised taxes, resorting to increases that weren’t visible to the general public in order to avoid mass resentment ....
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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'Complete Streets': Will Kakaako Become Another Waikiki?
By Mary Smart @ 2:53 AM :: 9117 Views :: Development, Rail
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Auto commutes will be made more cumbersome to promote public transportation....
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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After 20 Years of Minimal Change, Minimal Growth What Should Hawaii Plan For?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:11 AM :: 8186 Views :: Environment, Development, Rail
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Census data strongly suggests that Hawaii, and Oahu in particular, are stable communities with very mild growth....
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Sunday, January 27, 2013 |
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Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Clarifies Zoning Appeals
By Robert Thomas @ 1:03 AM :: 6446 Views :: Land Use
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...a "zoning verification" by the Director of the City and County's Department of Planning and Permitting is not a "decision of the Director"....
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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199 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections
By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 7082 Views :: Honolulu County
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Candidate filing is open through February 15, 2013 (date corrected) for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections. Candidates may register online at the NB election webpage.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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HFF: Mainland Money Behind Push for Gay Marriage
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:24 PM :: 11339 Views :: Family, Gambling, Health Care, Religion
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...continued attempts to legalize same-sex marriage, gambling and physician-assisted suicide....
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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CDC: Hawaii 3rd Lowest Tobacco Use
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 7620 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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State ranks third lowest in the country for adult smoking and second lowest for youth tobacco use....
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Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
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Jindal to GOP: "Stop Being the Stupid Party"
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 6804 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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Let me warn you in advance that I plan to talk big picture here tonight, and I plan to say some things that may challenge your assumptions....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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RFP: HELCO Seeks Proposals for 50MW Geothermal
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 6442 Views :: Energy
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Request for Proposals (RFP) for 50 MW of Dispatchable Renewable Geothermal Firm Capacity Generation on the Island of Hawaii....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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NRA: 2013 Legislative Session Begins with a Battle for Our Second Amendment Rights in the Aloha State
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 8125 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Second Amendment
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The NRA will be actively fighting proposed anti-gun measures while keeping you updated on scheduled hearings and any action taken. While each bill has been assigned to a committee, most have not yet been scheduled for hearings.
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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State Rejects HSTA's Billion Dollar Contract Proposal, Feb 1 'Impasse' Looms
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 6996 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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In its proposal, HSTA seeks to:
- Increase teachers’ base pay by 48.1 percent over the next four years,
- Delay implementation of the new Educator Effectiveness System,
- Gain veto power over development of each step of the system.
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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Marching for Life
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:30 PM :: 7861 Views :: National News, Life
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Later today, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life.
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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DoE Scores 'D' for Teacher Preparation
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 7027 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...there is much more that can be done to help ensure that new teachers are “classroom ready.” ...
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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HSTA: 'Prepare for Negotiations to Continue at Length'
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 6657 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Given the nature of negotiations, the proposal HSTA took to the table is a starting point and is subject to change....
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Friday, January 25, 2013 |
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A Fracking Good Story
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 9662 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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HTA: 2012 Arrivals, Spending Set New Records
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 7904 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Growth in total visitor expenditures and arrivals in every month of the year elevated annual 2012 total visitor expenditures to a record $14.3 billion....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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HGEA, DOE Agree on Evaluation and Support System for Principals
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 7860 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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All Hawaii public school principals will receive enhanced supports and evaluations beginning in the 2013-14 school year under an agreement between the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) and the Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA)....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii's 40 Top 'Green' Energy Projects
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 7253 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii Renewable Energy Projects Directory....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Sen Sam Slom Releases Agenda for 2013
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:43 PM :: 7735 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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“So that there is no mistake, or confusion, and our position is clear and apart from both the Executive and Majority Legislative branches...."
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Health Insuance: Hawaii Has One of Lowest Rejection Rates in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 PM :: 7020 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hundreds of thousands of consumers have their health insurance applications declined each year according to a 2010 congressional study....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Survey: 195 Patients in Hospitals Waiting for Long Term Care Beds
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 7395 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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- Queens: 54 patients waiting
- Maui Memorial: 41 patients waiting
- Kuakini Hospital: 20 patients waiting
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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The Urgent Danger in the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 4467 Views :: National News
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Think your state has equal representation in the Senate? Well, that could be eliminated soon.
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Eco-Friendly? Reusable Shopping Bags Poisoning Our Oceans
By Mary Smart @ 2:20 AM :: 8057 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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Abercrombie was right about one thing in his 2013 State of the State speech, there are too many answers in the form of solutions being proposed before sufficient questions are asked and researched....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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Does Senate Bill 219 turn your Daddy’s Duck Gun into an Assault Weapon?
By Tom Lodge @ 1:10 AM :: 8113 Views :: Second Amendment
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No hunter or target shooter currently uses an “assault weapon”. The term is a political and media invention, intended to cause confusion....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Rep. Thielen Wants to Make Shoreline Access Law Permanent
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 4:41 PM :: 7210 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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House Bill 17 is scheduled for its first hearing in the House Committee on Water and Land on Friday, January 25 at 8:30 a.m. in House Conference Room 325....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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WaPo: Sting operations reveal Mafia involvement in renewable energy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 PM :: 8057 Views :: Energy, Ethics, World News
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In an unfolding plot that is part “The Sopranos,” part “An Inconvenient Truth,” authorities swept across Sicily last month....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Loan Timed to Boost IPO, Avoid Jail
By Selected News Articles @ 1:24 PM :: 13654 Views :: Energy
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"...we have a pretty good mess on First Wind and it is looking like it is going to get a lot worse and quickly...."
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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It's Time to Balance the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:59 PM :: 3987 Views :: National News
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Today, the House will vote on a proposal that would suspend the debt ceiling until May 19....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
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Obama Admin. Appoints Hawai'iGas CEO to Nat'l Petroleum Council
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 7362 Views :: Energy, National News, Jones Act
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The purpose of the NPC is solely to advise, inform and make recommendations to the Secretary of Energy with respect to any matters relating to oil and natural gas....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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HI-5 Fraud Shows DoH Cannot be Trusted With Soda Tax
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 6642 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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As public audits recently revealed, it's difficult to trust the Department of Health to spend our tax dollars wisely....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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McDermott: Early Education Proposal Inadequate
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 5185 Views :: Education K-12
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“I believe comprehensive educational reform can still be done, but not with the ill will the current administration has sown among the educators."
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Johanson: How Will We Pay for All These Initiatives?
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 6583 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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We should proceed with cautious optimism and be careful not to overcommit our state’s financial resources during our fragile economic recovery....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 22, 2013
By Congress.org @ 8:45 PM :: 5828 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- House: Sandy Recovery Supplemental – Substitute Amendment
- House: Sandy Recovery Supplemental – Long-term Recovery Aid
- House: Sandy Recovery Supplemental – Final Passage
- House: Disaster Aid Reform
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: State of the State Speech
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 4940 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The virus of absolutism now infecting the Congress of the United States appears to be seeping into Hawaii....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Summary of Bills Repealing the PLDC
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 PM :: 8801 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Repeal Bills: SB 1; SBs 245, 246; SB 338; SB 425; SB 480; SB 663; SBs 780, 781; SB 866....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Abercrombie to Sign Executive Order Creating Super-PLDC
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 10808 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Rail
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...the state Office of Planning is now drafting a resolution for Abercrombie to sign as an executive policy, recognizing that TOD is a priority of state government....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Gun Discussions Should Not Be Required for Physicians
By Selected News Articles @ 2:15 PM :: 5882 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...who is going to be held responsible if one of their patients decides to take out some poor store clerk? Is the shooter's doctor now a potential target for a lawsuit? Can the shooter claim at his trial that he was not properly counseled by his physician?
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |
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Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, Translated
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 7189 Views :: National News, Obama
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Obama was honest about his intentions to grow government in order to remake our country along his progressive vision....
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