Of course the GOP won’t seat Jones until next year
The petty, partisan and blatantly hypocritical move to try and save Trump's tax plan by blocking the will of the Alabama voters should come as no surprise.
“I made this item you are going to buy but I didn’t get paid for it”
The notes were written by factory workers in Istanbul, employed by brands Zara, Mango and Next and distributed at stores around the global north.
Breaking public trust for private benefit
The land board’s acquiescence to corporate control of Hawaiʻi's resources represents the state’s continuing failure to uphold its fiduciary duties.
State House names Tom “Sledgehammer” Brower as housing committee chair
Brower’s disparaging words and dehumanizing actions toward those experiencing houselessness in Hawaiʻi make him a controversial choice to chair the committee.
Democratic Party newcomers organize anti-TPP protest during Obama’s Honolulu appearance
The protest is being organized by Bernie Sanders delegates who first met at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last month.
TPP fast track passes Senate, but the fight is far from over
If progressives can push all the democratic presidential candidates to oppose the TPP, including Hillary Clinton, it could go a long way in flipping more Congressional democrats from yes to no.
Hawaiʻi coalition urges Congress to oppose fast tracking the TPP
The newly-formed coalition includes groups from the labor rights, environmental protection, Native Hawaiian sovereignty, food justice, and social justice movements.
Former biotech legislator of the year to head House agriculture committee
While the State Senate has become more progressive, this is yet another example of the State House moving in the opposite direction.
Minimum wage ‘compromise’ bill watered down to appease business owners
The House labor committee's draft of the minimum wage increase bill is pitched as a compromise, but still favors small business owners over their employees.
“County preemption” measure dies in committee
A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient, such as those restricting biotech, failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.