Breaking Public Trust for Private Profit
The land board’s acquiescence to corporate control of Hawaiʻi's resources represents the state’s continuing failure to uphold its fiduciary duties.
TPP Fast Track Passes Senate, But the Fight is Far From Over
If progressives can push the Democratic presidential candidates to oppose the TPP, it could go a long way in flipping Congressional Democrats from yes to no.
Minimum Wage Increase 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 failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.