Entries for October 2013

Under their current small-business group coverage they are paying $810.56 per month.  Their new price effective July 1, 2014 will be $1,166.24 per month....

Past classes of Rose Fellows have tackled challenges including revitalization of Detroit’s Livernois Avenue....

The Insurance Commissioner will discuss concerns regarding new insurance requirements of the ACA and its impact on rates and populations groups ....

...reduced funding is likely just the beginning of a new reality of diminishing federal support for states and municipalities....

Forty-three percent of major roads in the Honolulu urban area are in poor condition, costing area drivers $598 each year....

About 10 percent of the utility's 30,000 customers have opted not to use the smart meters. KIUC estimates the cost of reading and servicing those 3,000 meters to be about $340,000 a year....

...the U.S. military lacks the resources necessary to implement such strategies....

The Connector logged 19,457 unique visits to the site, completed 1,181 applications, and received 1,257 calls connected at the contact center on the first day....

Several popular Jones Act notions circulating around Hawaii simply are not true....

The enrollment gains can be partly attributed to the large number of births in 2008 and more students staying in the state’s public schools....

Ritte and activist organizations have collected more than a million dollars from anti-GMO advocacy groups on the mainland....

...the furor over Washington furloughs will only take you so far in the rest of America....

The House has continually been reaching out to the Senate Democrats and President Obama to pass a resolution to ensure everyone receives equal treatment....

Attorney Jim Hochberg is Senator Sam Slom’s guest on the latest edition of “A Better Day” which airs on Olelo Public Access TV Channel 54....

State senators have, at last count, gotten 1,539 emails from residents about the spill and 272 emails from supporters of gay marriage; 602 in opposition....

Unregulated access to the marsh has already led to damage of archaeological sites. Trails will attract dog walkers....

Government funding isn’t the issue. It’s Obamacare....