Scott Nago: Running Hawaii’s Elections In An Age Of Trump-Inspired Skepticism
Everybody wants fair voting, says the state elections chief, but that’s pretty much the end of the common ground in this political landscape.
Another Suicide At The Maui Jail Leaves A Grieving Family To Conclude ‘Something Is Wrong’
Artrina De Lima’s death is the sixth suicide at the Maui jail in the past four years. That is more than the total number of known suicides at all other…
First Amendment Groups Oppose Veto Of Bill To Limit Governor’s Power To Cut Off Electronic Media In Emergencies
Hawaii’s governor warns of the need to respond to possible violence generated by social media in times of crisis. But journalists and attorneys fear violation of constitutionally protected free speech.
The Maui Fires In Photos: June 2024
The County Council approved, and the mayor signed, a $1.7 billion budget for the coming fiscal year. Government at all levels worked on longer term housing solutions for those displaced.…
Back on Track: Scranton may finally see the return of a passenger rail line to NYC
The Erie Lackawanna Railroad’s “Phoebe Snow” passenger train passes the Delaware Water Gap on June 20, 1965. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law could return passenger service to the line between Scranton…
‘It’s criminal’: Advocates decry attempt to halt new silica rule meant to protect miners
A new federal rule is aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica dust, a leading cause of black lung disease. (Getty Images) A single line included in the proposed…
Tennessee’s state budget is a moral document
Drama Bryant with her brother Jay on the front porch of their family’s home in Greene County. Jay was born with conditions that left him unable to eat, bathe, go…
Despite what some politicians say, crime rates are decreasing
An FBI Evidence Response Team investigator walks behind a crime scene. The FBI’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report, which was released in early June, suggests that violent crime dropped by 15%…
Iowa Supreme Court lifts injunction on abortion law, allowing enforcement of six week ban
Iowans who support abortion restrictions rally July 11, 2023 in the Iowa Capitol rotunda alongside supporters of abortion rights. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Most abortions will soon be…
How CoreCivic stands to benefit as Tennessee pushes harsher prison sentences
Tennessee lawmakers on the Joint Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Adequacy of the Supervision, Investigation, and Release of Criminal Defendants review prison release and sentencing policies at October 6…