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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Legislature Begins Hiring Staffers for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 748 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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OHA to Take Control of Kahana Valley Living Park?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 1244 Views :: Ethics, Land Use, OHA, Tourism
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... Will OHA transfer control of Kahana Valley to one of its LLCs? ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd Fewest Job Openings in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 690 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 642 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii's high cost of housing looks very different if you already own your own home ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Mainland Drug Gang Busted Quickly After Foolishly Coming to Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 1664 Views :: Drugs
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... from October 2019 to June 30, 2021, Eberhardt, a/k/a “Stacks,” co-led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in Honolulu ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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‘Green energy transition’ is a myth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 PM :: 864 Views :: Energy
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... fossil fuel use has grown during this period ....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Honolulu Airport 'Achieves Carbon Accreditation'
By News Release @ 11:24 AM :: 661 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism
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"...implemented sustainability strategies that have significantly reduced our carbon footprint and saved millions of dollars...."
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Monday, October 21, 2024 |
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UH Faculty Approve Contract
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 1255 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly Holds Ratification Vote ....
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission: Republicans OK as long as they don’t spend any money defeating Hawaii Democrats
By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 1994 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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... Hawaii Republicans can do anything they want with their $546,381.14--derived from selling the Party headquarters—as long as they don’t spend it on winning state or county elections ....
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Autocorrect, Now Pay Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1010 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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... Department of Taxation computers don't necessarily tell you when they change some of the information that’s been input ....
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Emergency: Stop Amending Building Codes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:48 AM :: 973 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. Green steps in where Legislature faltered ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Just Build More Homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 838 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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How old plumbing rules hinder homebuilding on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 PM :: 739 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Maui county’s onerous water-meter regulations ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Justice Department Appoints US Attorney to Oversee Hawaii Election Complaints
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 700 Views :: Office of Elections
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... for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1148 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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FEMA unveils updated Flood Risk Maps for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 1066 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... A formal appeal process is scheduled for spring 2025, with the updated maps expected to be finalized in 2026 ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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New AG Website: Help Getting the Insane Committed
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 924 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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... Webpage is Designed to Help Practitioners and Loved Ones with Assisted Community Treatment Legal Process ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 AM :: 1100 Views :: Cost of Living
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... the federal government has struggled to find workers with the skills it needs to fill jobs in these more remote parts of the United States ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Sen Mercado Kim co-authors NCSL Report on Higher Education
By News Release @ 1:10 AM :: 779 Views :: Higher Education
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... Idea: Use this report against her in Senate hearings ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 820 Views :: Higher Education
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... The appointment is effective January 2025 ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:06 PM :: 852 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 855 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business
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... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio
By Video @ 2:43 PM :: 1077 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
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Red Flag: Hawaiian Electric avoids power shut-off to West Maui
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 1082 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... "The company monitored weather conditions throughout the day and saw a steady drop of wind speeds in the afternoon." ....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
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CATO: Josh Green Ranks 7th in Fiscal Policy
By Cato Foundation @ 5:12 PM :: 1016 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Taxes
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... Green is the highest-scoring Democrat in this study ....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
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Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 820 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... Between July 2020 and December 2021, 263 drug-related deaths were recorded across the state. Of these, 58.2% involved individuals aged 50 to 79 ....
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Monday, October 14, 2024 |
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FEMA Extends Lahaina Aid One More Year
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 77 Views :: Maui County
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... Under disaster declaration FEMA-4724-DR-HI, Financial Assistance and Direct Temporary Housing Assistance will now be available for an additional 12 months, concluding on February 10, 2026 ....
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Monday, October 14, 2024 |
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Hawaii household expenses up $1,234 per month since 2021
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 1387 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Cumulatively, the average Hawaii household has spent $33,365 more due to inflation since January 2021 ....
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Monday, October 14, 2024 |
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UN report exposes escalating threat of organized crime in the Pacific
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 869 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... The Pacific is increasingly becoming an important transshipment hub and an operational and destination point for organized crime syndicates ....
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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A Supreme Court case in Hawaii could raise gas costs for us all
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1303 Views :: Energy, Judiciary
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... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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The $4 Billion Maui Wildfire “Settlement”
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1234 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Land Use
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... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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LNG fuel for shipping is necessary for regulatory compliance
By Michael Hansen @ 12:47 AM :: 889 Views :: Energy, Environment, Jones Act
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... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 1581 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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Permitting nightmare on Big Island
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:04 PM :: 1894 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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"That's not possible. If the building permit doesn’t have a final, you would not have issued me a remodeling permit.”
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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Socialists Team up with Hawaii Judiciary to Expunge Dozens of Criminal Records
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1049 Views :: Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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... Criminals were lined up when the doors opened, eager for a chance to do it all over again ....
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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DLNR Transfers 7,000 acres to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 633 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use
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... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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BLNR Retroactively Approves Waimanalo Homeless Shelter
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 644 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... A community homeless shelter known as Hui Mahi‘ai ‘Āina has been operating at the site since 2020 without BLNR approval ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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SMS Research Out of Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1901 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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Lahaina Survivors: FEMA to pay rent for another year
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 750 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... The 18-month initial period of assistance for FEMA IHP was set to end Feb.10, 2025 but has now been extended to Feb. 10, 2026 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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Eco-Lawyers Pledge to Hunt Aquarium Collectors to Extinction
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 837 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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LGBTQ Commission Established within DHS
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 1170 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Religion
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... The commission is one of few in the country ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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EPA Fines Daiso for Illegal Pesticides
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 967 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Company to pay one of largest federal pesticides penalties: $314,747 ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Affordable Housing: Green Signs 9th Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 914 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The latest proclamation places a pause on the automatic adoption of county building codes ....
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