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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Phony Checks: Hawaii Better Business Bureau Warns About Green Energy Scam
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 6090 Views :: Energy
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This company holds a BBB rating of “F” due in part to failing to answer 45 of 87 complaints against the business....
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Godzilla invades Waikiki, devours tax credits
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:45 PM :: 5990 Views :: Tax Credits
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As of July 1, Hawaii has a new, expanded production tax credit, which grants motion pictures, digital media and film productions, an income tax credit of 20-25 percent....
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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CDC: Hawaii Seniors Have Longest Health Life Expectancy
By News Release @ 4:30 PM :: 6314 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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HLE for males at age 65 years varied from a low of 10.1 years in Mississippi to a high of 15.0 years in Hawaii....
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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How to end the Jones Act’s protectionism
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:00 PM :: 5667 Views :: Jones Act
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What’s the best way to destroy the economy of an island or largely coastal region?
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Accountable Care Organizations Struggle to Lower Costs
By NCPA @ 2:56 PM :: 4543 Views :: Health Care
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Lowering health care costs is tougher than improving the quality of care, according to first-year results from a key pilot program ....
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Civility, Bullying and Same-Sex Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:54 PM :: 5241 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Fourteen months ago, President Barack Obama was a bigot. Now he is simply wrong. That's what you have to believe to agree with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's majority opinion ....
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Serious New Questions on Obama Labor Nominee
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 6013 Views :: National News, Labor
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Perez has faced questions about his misleading congressional testimony about his involvement in a quid pro quo deal with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota....
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| Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Alm to Retire from HECO
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 4975 Views :: Energy
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...we’ve set a course to provide even more low-cost clean energy to our customers....
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Tax Watch: Honolulu Property Taxes
By Rachelle Chang @ 10:12 PM :: 7509 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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On July 10, 2013, Mayor Kirk Caldwell proposed ten property tax bills. All ten bills passed the first reading at the Honolulu City Council....
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $3.09 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 5734 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 6123 Views :: Military
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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US News: No Nationally Ranked Specialties in Hawaii Hospitals
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 6150 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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No hospitals in Hawaii are nationally ranked. Three hospitals met standards for strong performance within the state....
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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The Left Also Wants to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
By NCPA @ 11:28 AM :: 3725 Views :: Health Care
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Now that the odds that ObamaCare will crash and burn have ticked up a notch or two, the words “single payer” are being heard more frequently....
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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The Administration’s Obamacare Denial
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:23 AM :: 3732 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare was supposed to go so well, we were told....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Auditor: DoE Rigged Billion Dollar Solar Contract to Favor Chevron
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 10733 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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Hawaii fired an auditor for pointing out that a Chevron Energy project bid would cost the state $284 million more than a competitor....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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UH Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Contract Extended
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 6175 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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There were no other modifications to the existing $44.7-million contract except for its duration....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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DoE Bus ‘Reduction’ Starts by Adding Routes
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3942 Views :: Education K-12
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The first phase ... includes route restoration to Aiea Heights, Halawa Heights and Waikele Elementary School attendance areas....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Highest Cost of Living in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 PM :: 6457 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Businesses don't just look at their own costs when deciding where to set up shop. They also look at the costs for their employees....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Federal court says military can go unrepresented in HI reapportionment
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:47 PM :: 6068 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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...removal of 108,000 non-permanent military and their families is “unconstitutional” and “discriminatory”....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Canada 10 Years Later: Few Gay Marriages, Lots of Political Correctness
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 5749 Views :: Family
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The effects of same-sex civil marriage in Canada—restrictions on free speech rights, parental rights in education, and autonomy rights of religious institutions....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Businesses Should Fear States' Pension Debts
By NCPA @ 3:57 PM :: 5187 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Businesses should see this as a warning, as they are a convenient target for politicians ....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: Censorship or Equal Rights for Lawmakers?
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 4543 Views :: Family
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Eleven state House and Senate Democrats face complaints before the Democratic Party of Hawaii for proposing a constitutional amendment on traditional marriage last session....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Ikaika Anderson forms Congressional Campaign Committee
By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 6803 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Anderson is not obligated to resign his Council seat to run for Congress....
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Hotel Workers, Teamsters, UFCW Turning Against Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 6269 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"The unintended consequences of the ACA are severe...."
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Why Hawaii Shippers are Screaming About the Jones Act
By Video @ 2:44 PM :: 4964 Views :: Jones Act
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Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina interviews Hawaii Shippers Council President Michael Hansen....
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Council Res 13-158: Backup Ambulance Services for West Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:28 PM :: 6551 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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Public Safety and Economic Development Committee hearing at Honolulu Hale, July 16th at 9:00 a.m....
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Honolulu: 5th Smartest City in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:58 PM :: 8441 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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For this list, we looked at six pieces of criteria....
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Lloyds’ List covers the Jones Act debate in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 7:30 PM :: 5713 Views :: Jones Act
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“Any action that weakens the protectionism of the Jones Act will ultimately be to the long-term benefit of U.S. shipping.”
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Federal Court Strikes Down Kauai Vacation Rental Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 4:22 PM :: 6954 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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The court concluded that the Charter amendment adopted by the voters was, in reality, a prohibited zoning initiative....
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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New Business Immediately Attacked by DLNR
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 7079 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 15, 2013
By Congress.org @ 3:23 PM :: 4396 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates Cloture
- House: Energy-Water Appropriations Passage
- House: Farm Bill Passage
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Harry Reid Is At It Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 4940 Views :: National News
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When Harry Reid gets frustrated, he threatens to change the Senate’s rules to get his way....
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| Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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Privatizing Marriage Is Unjust to Children
By Selected News Articles @ 8:33 PM :: 6516 Views :: Family
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I was once a libertarian activist....
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| Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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Opportunity to Strengthen Accountability for Tax Dollars
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 6366 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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News of the very generous pay increases granted to police officers sent shock waves through the ranks of city and county officials across the state generating calls for “revenue enhancements” or tax increases....
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| Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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A Terrible Week for Rail
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:00 AM :: 7807 Views :: Rail
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| Sunday, July 14, 2013 |
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After Receiving Campaign Cash, OHA Trustees Give $1.25M to Insolvent Geothermal Company
By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 AM :: 12391 Views :: Energy, OHA
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If OHA were more skilled at 'due diligence' it would have spotted the million dollar loan IDG's New Zealand partner wrote off last year....
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| Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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July 22 Deadline for Rail EIS Comments
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:13 PM :: 6483 Views :: Rail
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Written comments must be received by July 22, 2013 or postmarked by that date....
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| Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Honolulu rail line neither feasible nor prudent, judges’ letter says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:57 PM :: 7116 Views :: Rail
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Hawaii’s federal judges say the proposed rail line passes too close to the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building...
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| Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Hawaii Reapportionment: ‘Supreme Court Will be Interested’
By Robert Thomas @ 11:52 AM :: 5376 Views :: Office of Elections
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We always believed that the issues in this case merited resolution by the U.S. Supreme Court....
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| Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Rusty Humphries Headlines HIRA Fundraiser
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 4934 Views :: Republican Party
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an exclusive luncheon fundraiser for the Hawaii Republican Assembly's campaign to 'conservatize' Hawaii....
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| Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Audit: Kahoolawe Money Gone After 18 years Without a Plan
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 10388 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, Military, OHA
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...the impending total depletion of its trust fund....
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| Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Ed Case: 'I won't be a candidate'
By Ed Case @ 5:29 PM :: 6618 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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I won't be a candidate for public office as long as I'm with Outrigger. Since I hope that's a long time, this likely ends any further political career....
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| Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Hirono Team Organizing Schatz Campaign Against Hanabusa
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 7035 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Schatz brought on many of the national consultants who helped Hirono win her seat last November....
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| Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Prop. 8 proponents ask Calif. Supreme Court to uphold rule of law
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 4567 Views :: Family
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Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys say clerks need to enforce law, not bound by district court injunction....
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| Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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GAO: Hawaii COFA Cost Estimates 'Inaccurate'
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 7432 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Homelessness
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...some jurisdictions did not accurately define compact migrants, account for federal funding that supplemented local expenditures, or include revenue received from compact migrants....
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| Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Why Does Egypt’s Turmoil Matter to Us?
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:52 AM :: 6786 Views :: World News, Military
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Obama backed the administration of Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who was just ousted by the protesters and the military....
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| Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Mollway Letter Blasts Rail for Skipping UH Campus
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 8594 Views :: Rail
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Judge Susan Oki Mollway's letter to HART and federal transit officials....
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| Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Stop Rail Files Final Reply to FTA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 9:55 PM :: 6232 Views :: Rail
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This is an excellent summary of our appeal and why the District Court's decision was in error....
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