We are the third-worst state when it comes to taxing struggling working families.

The Legislature is considering a rash of vastly different strategies, while Gov. Josh Green's bills are struggling for traction.

After taking a long, winding path through the Legislature, a bill making the Earned Income Tax Credit permanent and refundable has made it through both the House and the Senate, though disagreements over amendments mean that the bill will now go before a conference committee.

A bill in the state Legislature could potentially mean more money in the pockets of working families on Kauaʻi.

But a living wage increase will go a long way toward providing financial stability for many in Hawaiʻi.

Supporters say the minimum wage should be increased to $17 an hour by 2026—a hike they say is also good for businesses because it boosts consumer spending.

Prosecutors, politicians and the media inflamed public fears about crime to pressure a halt to an expedited release program that had been preventing outbreak.

Our state is the first to invest in the growing caregiving infrastructure.

Three Honolulu City Council bills would further restrict where homeless people can be. Critics say that would worsen the problem.