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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Analysis: GOP stresses opposition to tax hikes (Hawaii Tea Party April 15)

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HONOLULU (AP) - As the Democratic lawmakers toil over balancing an increasingly difficult state budget, perhaps in part with tax hikes, Hawaii Republicans are using the potential for higher taxes to drum up public ire.

A newly formed group, the Hawaii Republican Assembly, is sponsoring a tax protesting "tea party" at the state Capitol on April 15. While the group's fliers don't contain a blatantly partisan message, they do claim a "revolution is brewing in Honolulu."

read more (at the Charleston, WV Gazette--THE source for Hawaii news)

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