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Resignation intensifies worries about elections
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 5 days ago
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The resignation of Chief Election Officer Kevin Cronin is renewing concerns about whether there is enough money, manpower and time to plan successful elections next year. In a letter Tuesday to Cronin signed by all four county clerks in charge of elections,...
Tags: Kevin Cronin, Democratic Party of Hawaii, elections office, polling places, Legislature, Chuck Freedman, U.S, primary elections, Jean Aoki, Honolulu, Elections, Election, Politics, Electronic voting, Help America Vote Act, Election technology
Religious right is flexing
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility In the last 50 years, religious conservatives have scored few victories in Hawaii. They did manage to oust a half-dozen pro-gay marriage lawmakers and lead a successful drive for a constitutional amendment to reject same-sex marriages a decade ago.
Tags: Hawaii Catholic Conference, Hawaii Christian Coalition, University of Hawaii, civil union, gay marriage, Protestant, evangelicals protestant, moral principles, Aiona, Legislature, Honolulu, Conservatism in the United States, Evangelicalism, Christian right, Politics, Republican Party, LGBT social movements, Social Issues, Hawaii, Marriage, Religion Belief
Paper or plastic: Environmental debate rages
Bradenton :: FL :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility There’s a debate brewing over paper and plastic bags. And it has nothing to do with consumers’ preference at the checkout counter. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is preparing an analysis for the Legislature in which it will propose...
Tags: DEP, retailers bag, plastic bag, Legislature, Amy Graham, Glenn Compton, Bradenton, Environment, Bag, Progressive Bag Alliance, Packaging
New university chancellor seeks cooperation with lawmakers
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Frank Brogan sits in the basement-level cafeteria of the state Capitol and greets by name most of the people who walk by. It's been six years since Brogan served as lieutenant governor under Jeb Bush, but he still remembers many state employees. He asks...
Tags: Frank Brogan, University of Florida, Legislature, Tallahassee, Florida Atlantic University, Education, Jeb Bush, Brogan
Gaming could shape South Florida's future
West Palm Beach :: FL :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. It's a glitzy megalopolis that attracts gamblers throughout the United States, if not the entire world, a place where there's high- and low-stakes action aplenty, plus shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities...
Tags: South Florida/Tampa, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Broward, Legislature, Miami-Dade, table games, Steve Calabro, vice president, slot machines, Mardi Gras Racetrack, West Palm Beach, Seminole, Miami, Gambling, Isle of Capri Casinos, Jai alai, Hospitality Recreation, Casino, Clark County Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada
Groups contend Arizona bills cross legal lines
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility The Arizona Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the Legislature's use of budget laws to set state policy on topics ranging from teachers' seniority rights and immigration enforcement to mortgage lawsuits and municipal building codes. A teachers union...
Tags: The Arizona Supreme Court, Legislature, supreme courts, seniority rights, Arizona State University, item vetoes, groups contend, League of Arizona, Arizona Bankers Association, Arizona Education Association, Phoenix, Supreme Court of the United States, Veto, Politics, Arizona, Line-item veto, Law Crime, United States Constitution
Furloughs possible for Alabama's state workers
Montgomery :: AL :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Gov. Bob Riley and some key lawmakers say the Legislature must consider giving state agency heads the power to order furloughs for state employees as a way, other than firing people, to balance budgets in tough times. Other key lawmakers say it's too...
Tags: Bob Riley, Alabama State Employees Associa, Sen. Lowell Barron, Legislative Council, budgeted outlook, Legislature, Mac McArthur, Montgomery, California budget crisis, Furlough, Labor, Military terminology, Business Finance
California recycling program is on the rocks
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Dozens of supermarket recycling sites have shut down recently as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state legislators spar over how to close a massive gap in the program's budget. California's 23-year-old recycling program, managed by the Department of Conservation...
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Californians Against Waste, California Grocers Association, recycle program, Legislature, lot recycle, Tomra Pacific, beverages containers, Sacramento, Retailers, Tomra, Beverage can, Soft drink, Environment, Recycling, Recyclable materials, Bottles
Risk vs. reward
Hutchinson :: KS :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility It's an irony not lost upon school board members who have voted to have their districts join Schools for Fair Funding, the coalition of at least 57 districts considering the action. "It's not an ideal situation to have to use taxpayer dollars to possibly...
Tags: schools board, Legislature, Kansas Supreme Court, schools district, board member, Nickerson-South Hutchinson, John Robb, join schools, Kansas Constitution, David Dick, Hutchinson, Mitt Romney, Governorship of Mike Huckabee, Mike Huckabee, Education
An urgent need for action on the state's budget
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility All the more reason for state political leaders to act quickly and decisively to trim the budget gap. THE drop in projected state revenue since the adoption of the two-year budget last spring is now more than 7 percent. This calls for urgent action on...
Tags: Legislature, special session, Chris Gregoire, Seattle, Christine Gregoire, Social Issues, Business Finance
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