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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Lawsuit Challenges DHHL as 'Race-Based'
By Court House News @ 7:38 PM :: 253 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL
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... Why This Suit Will Fail: 2009 Supreme Court ruling shields Hawaiian Homelands and ceded lands revenue ....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Simplifying Permitting for Enhanced Economic Development Task Force
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 226 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...The findings and recommendations will be presented during the SPEED Summit, scheduled for January 15, 2027....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Election 2026: 310 Candidates File by Deadline
By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 29342 Views :: Office of Elections
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... for legislative seats, 104 Democrats, 43 Republicans, and 7 others have filed papers ....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Hawaii: 2nd Poorest Rich People in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:07 PM :: 283 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has the second-poorest rich people, and the 10th-poorest poor people -- but the 2nd-richest middle class. And yet middle class families still can't afford their first home and are fleeing Hawaii by the thousands. ...
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Targeting High Earners is Misguided and Will Worsen States’ Fiscal Positions
By Tax Foundation @ 4:46 PM :: 270 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii's new 13 percent tax bracket is likely to affect around 3,000 taxpayers ....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Kailua Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 269 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism, Drugs
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...distribution of heroin and fentanyl from a hotel in Waikiki....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2026 |
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Filipino National Charged with Unlawfully Voting as an Alien
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 286 Views :: Maui County, Office of Elections
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... Alasaas came to the United States in or around 2014 on an immigrant visa and registered to vote soon thereafter ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Secret Rules: Court Says Hawaiʻi House Violated State Constitution
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 623 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... the House Advisory Committee on Rules met in secret and made decisions ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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City Celebrating Transsexual Pride Month
By News Release @ 10:07 AM :: 632 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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... The annual flag raising reflects the City and County of Honolulu’s continued commitment ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Hawaii 8th-Worst Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 AM :: 698 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Annual Median Household Income adjusted for cost of living ....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Kauaʻi, PMRF, and the Road Ahead
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:44 AM :: 659 Views :: Kauai County, Military, OHA
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"...the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range...."
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Report Ranks Hawaii Teachers Union 5th Strongest
By Selected News Articles @ 7:54 AM :: 687 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... the proportion of teachers holding HSTA membership has dropped only 0.32% since 2012 ....
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| Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
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Our Big Tax Bill Act
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 1083 Views :: Energy, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Senate Bill 3125, Our Big Tax Bill (which is still a lot smaller than the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act) was signed into law on May 21 and became Act 24, what I am calling the One Big Tax Bill Act or OBTBA....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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'Deferred Maintenance' Hawaii's Billion-Dollar Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 1266 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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"The department is not required to ensure the accuracy of the information in the reports"
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Bill 88: Maui Council Pretends to Undo Bill 9 Theft of TVRs
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 1256 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Tourism
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"Bill 88 does not automatically rezone a single property. Instead, it creates a legislative pathway. If the bill passes the full council, individual property owners would still need to apply for a zone change on a case-by-case basis."
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Legislative Wrapup: Two wins for housing
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 1030 Views :: Development, Land Use
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"The 2026 Legislative Session is done. After 2,459 bills, 397 housing bills, and a lot of late nights, two of our biggest ideas crossed the finish line."
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Hawaiʻi Funding Project: Making the Flow of Tax Dollars into Hawaiʻi Visible
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 1045 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... downstream effects for nonprofits and the 'social safety net' ....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Lawmakers choose innovation over red tape
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 PM :: 1026 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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... seagliders are being investigated as a possible mode of interisland transportation ....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Stay Informed with Ballot Notifications
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 954 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Primary Election Ballots arrive by mail: July 21, 2026 ....
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| Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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April 2026 Visitor Spending Increased Despite Fewer Visitor Arrivals
By News Release @ 10:24 AM :: 1116 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...visitors who came in April 2026 spent significantly more on an average daily basis ($278 per person, +14.1%)....
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| Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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Vassilis Syrmos recommended as UH Mānoa chancellor
By News Release @ 9:55 AM :: 5464 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... His appointment will go before the UH Board of Regents for final approval on Thursday, June 4 ....
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| Friday, May 29, 2026 |
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OHA Trustees Reject Plan to Buy KITV
By News Release @ 9:41 AM :: 998 Views :: First Amendment, OHA
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...OHA toys with another shiny object as it crosses Trustees' field of vision. Surprisingly, they decide not to be distracted....
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| Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
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Monopoly Gatekeepers: HMSA, Kaiser Sneak Back onto Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 1928 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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... Wayne Graves, Director of Human Resources at Hawaii Pacific Health, sits on the Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council ....
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| Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
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Hawaii AG Leads Opposition to 'Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act'
By News Release @ 6:00 AM :: 1239 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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... the bill would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Hawaii AG decides against joining Medicaid fraud roundtable at White House
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 PM :: 1542 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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... AG Lopez acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Hawaii’s “Paper Bag” Corruption Case - Keli’i Akina interviews Alexander Silvert
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:04 PM :: 3524 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Silvert names the key players, exposes what really happened during “recess,” and explains why this is more than one bad apple ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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DPP Average Delay on Affordable Housing Projects -- 661 Days
By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 AM :: 1788 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...This, in spite of an alleged ‘90-day processing pathway’ written into Bill 7 of 2019....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Choi: Pay to Play is Issue in Lt Gov Race
By News Release @ 6:14 AM :: 1878 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics
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"...Choi wants to end the pay to play culture in Hawaiʻi politics, move the state to publicly funded elections, and bring down a cost of living that is pushing local families off these islands...."
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| Tuesday, May 26, 2026 |
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Catch and Release: 0.2% of HPD Misdemeanor Arrests held after 72 hours
By Video @ 9:49 AM :: 2120 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement, Police
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...People can go in to stores and steal up to $1000 worth of stuff …Hawaii District Courts will not hold a misdemeanor suspect longer than 72 hours… out of 20,000 HPD arrests, we’ve got 23-46 people at OCCC....
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| Tuesday, May 26, 2026 |
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Hawaii Joins the Brigade of Blue States Socking It to the Rich
By Selected News Articles @ 8:26 AM :: 2106 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii becomes the 4th blue state this year to raise their highest income tax rate ....
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| Monday, May 25, 2026 |
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KIUC 2nd Highest in State in Renewable Generation for 2025
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 1968 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) achieved a 52.8% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for 2025, second highest in the state behind Hawai‘i Island....
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| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
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Spy v Spy: Gabbard Bumbling Led to Ouster, or …
By Andrew Walden @ 11:14 PM :: 2528 Views :: COVID-19, Tulsi Gabbard
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... A task force launched by U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard to "end weaponization" has fallen apart after "drama" triggered by a memo it circulated that spread false claims — made by a January 6 rioter — against a CIA employee and a former Capitol Police officer ....
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| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
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Children's Rights: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:05 AM :: 2356 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Office of Elections
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... Hawaii legal trends increasingly prioritize adult desires over children’s rights ....
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| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
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County Councils: Taxes on Agenda Right Now
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:10 AM :: 2049 Views :: Taxes
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... Grassroot supports proposals at county councils aimed at reducing tax burden for property owners ....
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| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
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Addressing Hawaii’s affordability crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:00 AM :: 2151 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...increasing income taxes on higher earners could drive away “business owners, entrepreneurs, doctors, people that we really need in our state.”....
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| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
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Changes to the Solar Credit
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 2361 Views :: Energy, Small Business, Tax Credits
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... what is going to happen to the renewable energy technologies credit ....
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| Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 22, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 7:25 PM :: 2148 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
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Case, Tokuda Introduce Measure To Crack Down On Interstate Trafficking Of Illegal Fireworks
By Ed Case @ 6:35 PM :: 2190 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement
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... crack down on illegal fireworks by allowing prosecutors to pursue money laundering charges ....
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| Saturday, May 23, 2026 |
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A good lesson in curtailing government growth
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:16 PM :: 2258 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, COVID-19
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"...give credit where credit is due...."
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| Friday, May 22, 2026 |
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BLS: Business Employment Dynamics in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 2510 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... net employment gain of 1,530 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2025 ....
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| Friday, May 22, 2026 |
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Bayan-USA Activists Died Fighting for Filipino Communists
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 2683 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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...Campus networks and Fil-Am diaspora groups groomed two US citizens for radical violence that led to their deaths....
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| Friday, May 22, 2026 |
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Legislature: 22 bills affecting small businesses the most
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2477 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Green now has until July 11 to determine whether he will sign ....
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| Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
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Green Signs Massive Tax Hike Into Law--Immediately Spends it to Boost Welfare Payments
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 3006 Views :: Taxes
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"...an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services...."
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| Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
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Price-Rigging: Feds Bust Chinese Shipping Container Manufacturers
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 2828 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... Seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturing companies were indicted ....
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| Thursday, May 21, 2026 |
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TikTok attempts to duck Hawaii child safety lawsuit
By Court House News @ 8:25 PM :: 2622 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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... TikTok wants Hawaii’s state lawsuit accusing TikTok of deliberately addicting children dismissed, or at least moved to federal court ....
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