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EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Duncan Scolds Hawaii on School Furloughs State uses stimulus money to REDUCE education spending. Paying bureaucrats comes first Hawaii schools drew a stern rebuke from Washington on Friday, the first of 17 furlough days planned for the school year, amid concerns that billions of dollars in federal aid won't be enough to prevent further classroom cuts across the U.S. As the state awoke to "furlough...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
KAILUA KONA, Hawaii--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyanotech Corporation (Nasdaq Capital Market: CYAN), a world leader in microalgae-based, high-value nutrition and health products, has been commended by the state of Hawaii for its long leadership as a microalgae producer in Kona, Hawaii. Signed by Governor Linda Lingle and Lieutenant Governor James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr., the citation reads in part:...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle is warning of a "fundamental restructuring" of state government because of continuing budget woes.
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Workplace Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009
The Hawaii legislature recently passed its own version of EFCA, which Governor Linda Lingle last week vetoed. The legislature immediately called a special session and overrode the veto. The bill as enacted is almost the identical to the federal EFCA,...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
HONOLULU -- Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle on Thursday ordered the state's top government leaders to take two unpaid days off each month in an effort to set an example for unionized public workers.
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Chelsea Green (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Forty-four percent of American voters support taxing and regulating marijuana like tobacco and alcohol. Isn’t it time for an open and honest debate about reforming our nation’s drug laws? Hawaii’s Republican Governor Linda Lingle sure doesn’t think so. She, like many prohibitionists, fears that a little free speech would bring to light the terrible hypocrisy, [...]
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
A Hawaii judge has blocked Gov. Linda Lingle from forcing thousands of public employees to take three unpaid days off per month, dealing her a setback in efforts to tame a huge state budget gap.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle announced that she plans to veto a gas tax increase and an Internet sales tax, which had prompted Amazon.com cut ties with island Web sites.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Thousands of state employees rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon to denounce Gov. Linda Lingle's plans to force them and their co-workers to take three unpaid days off each month.
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Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
Research 2000 for Daily Kos (6/15-17, likely voters, no trendlines): Gov primary (Dems): Neil Abercrombie (D) : 42 Mufi Hannemann (D) : 22 Undecided : 36 (MoE: ?5%) Gov general: Neil Abercrombie (D) : 45 James "Duke" Aiona (R) : 36 Undecided : 19 Mufi Hannemann (D) : 44 James "Duke" Aiona (R) : 34 Undecided : 22 (MoE: ?4%) For those of you not familiar with the players out here,...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Describing a "fiscal emergency," Gov. Linda Lingle has ordered three days of unpaid furloughs each month for 14,500 state employees to help erase a $729 million budget shortfall.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
HONOLULU -- Describing a "fiscal emergency," Gov. Linda Lingle has ordered three days of unpaid furloughs each month for 14,500 state employees to help erase a $729 million budget shortfall.
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AFL-CIO Weblog (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Milwaukee Area Technical College faculty in Milwaukee voluntarily gave up a salary increase to aid the college budget—and more updates from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research resources to more than 900 subscribers. Union leaders can register for this service through our website, Bargaining@Work...
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The Right Side of Life (Free subscription) | 03/29/2009
Dr. Orly Taitz reports on her upcoming case, James v. Obama, to be filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia concerning her motion for leave to file write of quo ...
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The Pacific Business News (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
Gov. Linda Lingle says Hawaii can balance its budget but that it will require cuts in wages and benefits to state workers.
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