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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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NRA: White House Meeting Agenda Driven
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4845 Views :: Second Amendment
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We attended today's White House meeting...prepared to have a meaningful conversation about school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids and the collapse of federal prosecutions of violent criminals....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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PEW: Vote-by-Mail Favors Old White Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:59 PM :: 6005 Views :: Office of Elections
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What would happen if voting by mail became compulsory? ... We answer that question in this paper....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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Cayetano on Akaka Bill: Stop Sending Millions to Washington Lobbyists
By Video @ 6:27 PM :: 5586 Views :: Akaka Bill
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"...stop chasing the Holy Grail, get down to business, educate our children. Spend the money on that instead of sending millions of dollars to lobbyists in Washington...."
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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Abercrombie, Star-Advertiser Laugh at Union Effort to Save Tesoro, Price Spikes Predicted
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 6254 Views :: Energy, Labor
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"Tesoro does not know what potential buyers might ask of state of Hawaii or federal officials."
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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Callies: Moon Court Favored 'Select Interest Groups and Factions'
By Robert Thomas @ 5:24 PM :: 4612 Views
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In case after case, the Moon Court has strained to apply general and often vague goals pursued by select interest groups and factions regardless of statutory law to the contrary....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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First U.S. Plant to Make Gasoline and Diesel Fuel from Natural Gas
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 6839 Views :: Energy, National News
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...a South African company, announced its intention to build a 96,000-barrel-per-day gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, LA....
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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WaPo: Reform Medicare, Sustain It Long Term
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4091 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The editorial board of The Washington Post is absolutely right: “Medicare as we know it is not sustainable,” and the “ultimate solution” is structural reform.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
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See America's Ranking in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 4945 Views :: National News, Economy
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the 19th edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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State, NOAA Preparing EIS for Humpback Sanctuary
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 4438 Views :: Environment
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Comments on the state’s Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS are due by Feb. 7, 2013....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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How the Supreme Court Doomed the Affordable Care Act to Failure
By NCPA @ 7:46 PM :: 5170 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The Supreme Court's surprise ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has left many observers wondering about the implications of the ruling on the law itself....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Pretextural Takings: Will Supreme Court Hear Guam Case?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:07 PM :: 8275 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Land Use
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NFIB, CATO Instiutute, Owners' Counsel of America, and lawprofs James Ely, David Callies, Todd Zywicki, Randy Barnett, Eric Claeys, and D. Benjamin Barros -- have filed an amicus brief ....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Defying the Obama Administration on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:59 PM :: 4792 Views :: National News, Health Care
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Hobby Lobby gained national attention when its leadership announced they would not bow to the Obama Administration’s violation of their religious liberty....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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The 'Magic Table'--Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
By Selected News Articles @ 6:40 PM :: 7792 Views :: Military, Drugs
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Fluorescent lights hang above; though they appear to be on, the room seems eerily dark....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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New for 2013: Affordable Housing Costs More
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 7349 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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The information is key because it is used by developers to set affordable homes sales prices and rents....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Governor Outlines School Readiness Program and Budget Needs
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 5713 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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Eventually, the goal is a statewide early childhood education program for more 4-year-olds....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Schatz Names Political Operative Andy Winer Chief of Staff
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6689 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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"The headline could have been Schatz Launches Re-election Campaign, Puts Campaign Manager on Congressional Payroll.”
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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HSTA: Another Union Soon to Win Big Arbitration Award
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 4726 Views :: Labor
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We are also cognizant of related 2011 - 13 contract disputes being undertaken by other Hawaii public employee unions, including several ongoing arbitrations....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 8, 2013
By Congress.org @ 11:03 PM :: 3561 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- House: Establishing the Rules of the House
- House: Hurricane Sandy Relief Suspension
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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State Kicks Off Foreclosure Fraud Information Campaign
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 7665 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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As part of the campaign, DCCA has launched www.HFIC.Hawaii.gov....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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Bad Blood May Mean Primaries for Hawaii Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 10:29 PM :: 6447 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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“There is buzz that folks are going to get primaried, there’s no question about that.”
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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Tesoro Obeys Abercrombie, Drops Dead
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 7064 Views :: Energy
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Hawaii's largest oil refinery is closing, precisely as we predicted it would....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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BoH CEO Peter Ho Appointed to Federal Reserve Board
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 7730 Views :: National News, Economy
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He is a member of the Hawaii Bankers Association, Financial Services Roundtable, Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii’s Military Affairs Council
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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How Consumer-Directed Plans Affect the Cost and Use of Health Care
By NCPA @ 3:37 PM :: 3268 Views :: Health Care
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If enrollment in consumer-directed plans increased to 50 percent, there would be an annual savings of $57 billion....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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The Multiple Distortions of Wind Subsidies
By NCPA @ 3:33 PM :: 3253 Views :: Energy
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Wind subsidies cost $52.48 per one million watt hours generated....nuclear power costs $3.10. Hydropower only costs 84 cents and natural gas costs only 63 cents.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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Education Reform: With a ‘C-’ Hawaii DoE Scores 7th in Nation
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 5399 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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"Hawaii is making progress on strengthening its education policies" -- StudentsFirst
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks 2nd in Drowsy Driving
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 4550 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Overall prevalence of self-reported falling asleep while driving during the previous 30 days was 4.2%. State-level prevalence ranged from 2.5% in Oregon to 6.1% in Texas (Hawaii was 2nd at 5.7%).
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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13 Tax Increases in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:14 PM :: 5329 Views :: National News, Taxes
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The deal that Congress and President Obama struck that finally—but only partially—avoided the fiscal cliff resulted in seven tax increases. Those hikes combined with six tax increases from Obamacare....
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Governor Appoints Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran to State Senate
By News Release @ 8:44 PM :: 6990 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Previously appointed to the House in January 2009 to complete the unexpired term of the late Bob Nakasone....
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Lloyd’s List endorses U.S. Build exemption for Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 4:00 PM :: 5792 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 US shipping.”
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Ruff Times: Tsutsui to Challenge Abercrombie in 2014?
By Video @ 3:16 PM :: 6327 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Uncle Sam and Kanoho have a talk about the future....
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Hawaii Students Join Global Kick-off of New FIRST Robotics Season
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 4822 Views :: Education K-12
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Nearly 51,000 high-school students in 81 cities around the world joined the 2013 Kickoff via live NASA-TV broadcast and webcast....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Sea Level? Oahu Rising not Sinking
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:57 PM :: 7929 Views :: Environment
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Oahu will grow taller thanks to strong volcanic forces that lift it up from the bottom of the ocean....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Hawaii Succession Law Unconstitutional: Senate Could Have Refused to Seat Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 7746 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government
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...the Seventeenth Amendment prevents the Hawaii legislature from substantively constraining the Governor’s choices in making a temporary appointment....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Hawaii DoE Adds 68.9% 'Non-Teaching Bloat'
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 6265 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii. Student enrollment increased 2.7 percent while administrators and other non-teaching staff increased 68.9 percent from FY 1992 to FY 2009....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Audit of HART 'Public Involvement' Contracts 'Suspended'
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 6703 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...an audit of HART’s contracts and spending for public relations and public involvement services to determine what service(s) each employee, contractor and subcontractor provides....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Ills Cannot be Cured With Fees and Taxes
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 6772 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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As another legislative session is about to be convened, let’s look back at some of their follies over the past few years ....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Obesity in America: Blame Trade Protectionism on Sugar
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:43 PM :: 7613 Views :: National News, Economy, Health Care
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With a new study pointing the finger at high fructose corn syrup as a culprit in America’s explosive epidemic of obesity, it is important to remember just why we are consuming so much of this commodity as opposed to table sugar....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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UHERO: Details of Fiscal Cliff Deal
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 4733 Views :: Economy
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The deal is being characterized as one aimed at “stopping taxes from going up on middle class families,” but in fact the expiration of the 2% social security payroll tax holiday means that employees will see 6.2% instead of 4.2% withheld....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Matson, TOTE Ship Orders Timed to Influence Federal Jones Act Study?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:10 AM :: 7486 Views :: National News, Jones Act
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...influential British maritime journal Lloyd’s List published three articles today regarding the long awaited US. Government Accountability Office release of a report on their study of the impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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LNG Report: HCEI Goals not Compatible With Refining in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 6828 Views :: Energy, Economy
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...the situation would be much worse for the refineries as we add another 25-30 kb/d demand cut by introducing LNG into our energy system....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Souki Names Luke to Finance Committee after Luke Rejects Speakership Offer from Oshiro Faction
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 6919 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"With the support of a majority of the House of Representatives, Speaker-elect Joe Souki has established leading committees ...."
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Sierra Club Koa Ridge Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 PM :: 10002 Views :: Environment, Judiciary, Land Use
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Intermediate Court of Appeals held that the Hawaii Senate's failure to confirm a sitting Land Use Commissioner for a second term did not disqualify him from office ....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Audit: 38% of Reimbursements Show ‘Discrepancies’, ‘Honolulu Council Could be Exposed’
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 5454 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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“I see no compelling reason to significantly revise the current policy at this point in time.” -- Response to Audit from Council Chair Ernie Martin
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Will the Senate Minority Be Silenced?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:59 PM :: 3812 Views :: National News
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Reid has already effectively shut down the opportunity for minority Senators to offer amendments to bills. Now he is angling to change the Senate’s rules so that minority members cannot filibuster a bill.
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Back Room Deal? Democrats, Union Boss Refuse to Identify 3 Nominees for Senate Opening
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 7958 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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Applicants include Nicanor E. Casumpang, Jr., Loretta Giannotti, Robert George Hill III, Natalie A. Kama, Gilbert Samuel Coloma Keith-Agaran, Clifford R. Libed, and Mary D. Wagner.
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Thanks to Abercrombie, Republican Senators More Racially Diverse than Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 6203 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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there are now more Republican minorities in the Senate (South Carolina’s Tim Scott, Florida’s Marco Rubio, and Texas’s Ted Cruz) than Democrats (New Jersey’s Robert Menendez and Hawaii’s Mazie Hirono).…
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Committee Hearings on Obamacare in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 5690 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...update on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and healthcare transformation in Hawaii....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Cabanilla Housing Committee to Discuss Homeless Tent Cities
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 6397 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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HIC is to conduct a study on designating safe facilities located at camping areas ....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Senate Transportation Committee Sets Briefing
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 4343 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The purpose of this briefing is to provide the legislature with an overview of the current projects, the priorities of the divisions; a report on whether the Department of Transportation is using renewable energy and its efficiency; and a departmental 5 year plan....
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