Entries for May 2012

the court’s ruling may contain a "poison pill" as a result of one part of the Defendants’ pleadings....

After nearly 40 years, NELHA has yet to achieve its potential....

The Pro Bowl will resume in Hawaii on Jan. 27, 2013, one week before the Super Bowl in New Orleans. But poor timing is the NFL's first mistake....

... even as professional protestors peddle scientific ignorance to frighten the public ....

The Hawaii Electric Light Company could meet this cap through conservation and already planned increases in the use of renewable energy....

One year ago, the state of Wisconsin adopted sweeping reforms that curbed collective bargaining rights among government workers, brought the state's pension system into line, and empowered those workers to choose whether or not to pay union dues.... 

According to OpenSecrets.com, over $123,000 has been diverted from her campaign to Hanabusa’s own accounts since 2011.

Hirono used her debate time to make the dubious claim that because of "her" VISIT USA Act, Korean visitors have increased by 50%. Not only is this inaccurate, it highlights Hirono's Johnny-come-lately approach to tourism and her nearly nonexistent record on issues....

Charles Alan Pflueger, owner of Pflueger Inc., Randall Kurata, the company’s chief financial officer, and Julie Kam, Pflueger’s executive assistant, pleaded guilty....

This report has state data separated into judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosure state categories....

Jay Carney yesterday lapsed into rambling rhetoric when asked to explain how President Obama can defend the failed Solyndra solar boondoggle, yet attack private sector investments that sometimes fail but oftentimes succeed....

In the 2012 Legislative Session alone, the Grassroot Institute discovered that approximately three dozen bills had been given the “gut and replace” treatment....

• Senate: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
• Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates – Republican Substitute
• Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates – Democratic Version

 Farrington HS: One photo summing up everything that is wrong with the DoE.

Perhaps the most interesting parts of the SG's brief are its recitation of Hawaii history (pages 1 - 3), and its noting of "recent and ongoing legal developments" (the State's recent legislation instituting a "process for the indigenous native people of Hawaii to reorganize as a sovereign government").

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For months building trades unions and the management-labor Pacific Resources Partnership have been putting union members to work—as pro-rail protesters.

Medicare spending is growing faster than the rest of the federal budget, and it's the main cause of America's long-term deficits....

...conservatives are against “big government,” so we must be for “small government,” right? Wrong. We’re for limited government. Here is the difference....

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