Wastewater, Housing And Hazard Pay Are Driving The Big Island Mayor’s Race
Mayor Mitch Roth lost the endorsements of the state’s biggest public worker union but has maintained support from several others.
Oahu Small Businesses Forge New Strategies To Offset The Decline In Japanese Tourism
Economic factors are changing the way Japanese visitors perceive a trip to Hawaii in the post-pandemic era — and the growth model of small businesses that cater specifically to them.
Asbestos Exposure May Still Affect The Health Of Hawaii Veterans
Developing disease concerns all former service members who might have the toxic fibers in their lungs.
U.S. House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal races
Voters walk into cast their ballots at the Center Point Church on November 8, 2022 in Orem, Utah. (George Frey/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a…
Gas taxes can’t pay for roads much longer, but Amazon deliveries might
LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 06: A security guard check in an Amazon truck at the Amazon regional distribution center on June 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amazon is…
Tennessee Attorney General’s Office to election finance office: We’re “not an investigative agency”
The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance meeting on Jan. 23, 2024. (Photo: John Partipilo) Despite a major funding increase for personnel over two years, Tennessee’s Attorney General’s Office notified the…
U.S. House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal races
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require individuals registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship to participate in federal election. (Photo: John Partipilo) WASHINGTON…
Republicans want to kill the Dept. of Ed and privatize education. Billionaires are helping them.
The youth benefiting from private school vouchers are not the economically disadvantaged students that voucher proponents tout, the report found. Instead, 65 to 95 percent of private school voucher recipients…
Legislative hearing raises legitimate questions about $500M appropriation to private nonprofit
Members of the House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform on Tuesday grilled the president and CEO of NCInnovation, a private nonprofit that was awarded $500 million in the 2023…
NATO leaders in D.C. condemn Russia as Zelenskyy thanks Congress for Ukraine aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images) WASHINGTON —…