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The Obama Administration hasn’t needed Congress to enact new regulations on the Internet, businesses, energy production, and religious institutions....

The index compares states' economic health to conditions in July 1992. That is, a score of 100 indicates a level of productivity equal to that of that month....

CCA maintains a practice of having a guard stand right next to a prisoner when he speaks on the phone with his attorney....

Djou offered a clear vision for Hawai’i: create jobs here at home by strengthening our small businesses and build a better future for our children ....

RASMUSSEN: R 50% O 46%...GALLUP: R 51% O 46%...

Congresswoman Mazie Hirono twice voted to increase taxes on Hawaii’s middle-income families making $35,351 or more per year. The tax increases would have hurt over 115,000 working families in Hawaii, more than one third of all families who file income taxes in Hawaii.

Last night’s debate between President Obama and Governor Romney was supposed to focus on foreign policy. It turned into a wide-ranging conversation on everything from the Middle East to American teachers.

She avoided answering questions about why she voted twice to raise taxes on Hawaii’s middle class families, why she voted against Hawaii small businesses when she opposed the Korea Free Trade Agreement and why she proposed a bill that would raise the cost of housing for Hawaii residents....

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As they appeal to the elderly, the candidates adroitly fail to point out that any reforms of either the Social Security or Medicare systems will affect the benefits of those who are many years away from retirement....

Mazie Hirono introduced a bill earlier this year in Congress that will drive up Hawaii housing prices and reduce the number of houses available for local families....

The LDS Church is making its mark in the U.S. and around the world....

The vast majority of America’s new oil and gas production is happening on private lands in states like North Dakota, Alaska and Texas....

The Committee may actually get to work on bills that have been in deep frost for 15 years or so–especially the long-awaited U.S. Energy Policy bill....

...many policies sought by the environmental establishment do nothing more than cost taxpayers billions with nothing to show for it....

Overall means-tested welfare spending from federal and state sources reached from all sources reached $956 billion....

Six volunteers will head into a barren landscape in Hawaii to simulate a 120-day Mars mission....

Below are some of the highlights of our experts’ reactions to the major points made....

We simply cannot afford another four years like the last....

During my tour of duty in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, one of the most profound things I saw was the first day of school.

Solar leasing companies are reporting “fair market value” installed costs that are far higher than the actual cost of installing solar.

Join us tonight at 9 p.m. ET (3PM HST) —you can watch the debate live on our Debate 2012 page....

Hirono’s completely false claim that seniors will pay as much as $6,400 more in Medicare costs under a premium support plan, was debunked more than a year ago ....

For two decades, the domestic wind-energy sector has enjoyed a lucrative subsidy known as the production tax credit (PTC). That tax treatment, which provides wind-energy producers with 2.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced, expires at the end of 2012.

Alaska Congressman Don Young, who endorsed Mazie Hirono in the Democrat primary, is now endorsing Governor Linda Lingle, for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat.

As Iran builds its nuclear capability, the lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis resonate in a fresh way.

There's no evidence that banning plastic bags helps the environment -- and plenty of evidence that it may actually hurt....

While many commentators were critiquing style, a team of 19 Heritage experts cut through the malarkey and focused on substance....

28% said the debate made them more likely to vote for Romney and 21% said the faceoff made them more likely to vote to re-elect Obama....

The Linda Lingle Senate Committee released a new television spot today contrasting Governor Linda Lingle’s clear record of job growth for Hawaii with Congresswoman Mazie Hirono’s votes that would cut jobs....

Tonight’s debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Representative Paul Ryan is supposed to cover both domestic and foreign policy

A new twist on the home-improvement scam targets folks who want to cut their energy bills with rooftop solar panels or windmills....

...the investigation focuses on the fair-market value of PV installations for which SolarCity sought cash grants....

...the scope of the project as described by the companies, an Alaska LNG project will be one of the largest in the world.... 

“This report and one TSA fiasco after another have demonstrated that this isn’t the problem of a few bad apples. There are system-wide problems...."

Big banks have been able to write off millions in taxes by over reporting the cost of financed solar PV projects in what may be the country’s next banking scandal....

GOP Challenger Viewed as Candidate with New Ideas....

We must continue to support those Afghans working for a better future for their country even as we wind down combat operations....

this morning's jobs report shows that 12.1 million Americans are still out of work....

During last night's debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney, Heritage's domestic policy experts were live-blogging their analysis ....

Here are seven debate take-aways on Romney policies which will directly affect Hawaii....

The high cost of many medical procedures in Alaska is driving a major insurance company, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield, to offer coverage that pays airfare, hotel and other expenses for members to undergo the same treatment in Washington state at less cost....

Many biofuel manufacturers have heavily funded Democratic campaigns, and some even work inside the Obama administration....

Heritage Foundation’s policy experts have submitted 10 questions they would like to see asked in the debate.

A debate that has been fought largely over the airwaves is about to go head-to-head. Medicare reform is a huge part of that debate, and the left—bolstered by the media—has been promoting two huge falsehoods on the issue.

...our opponent is one of the most liberal and hyper-partisan lawmakers in the United States. She was ranked as the 14th most-partisan Democrat of the 435 U.S. House members....

Washington is notorious for dropping news it doesn’t want scrutinized too closely on the last day of the work week....

You said the outcome of the Chicago teachers strike was “great for children.”

...recent studies show that students are not learning much that would be valuable to them in the job market. Many students go to school thinking all they need is the credential of a degree....

More than 1,200 pastors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have registered to participate ....