Hawaii’s Democratic governor welcomes Trump’s Education Department cuts: ‘I’ll take it’
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) welcomed President Donald Trump’s proposal to let states have greater control of their education policies. The Democratic governor said that if the federal government were to remove some costly bureaucracy,
Trump can't erase the Education Department with an executive order. Here's why.
While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.
Democratic-Led States Sue to Block Trump Administration Layoffs at the Education Department
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.
Ford joins 20 attorneys general to sue Trump over U.S. Education Department layoffs
The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”
Protester to President Trump on education department cuts: “We will stand in your way.”
Around 200 protesters chanted and held signs to protest President Donald Trumps cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, as they stood outside one of the department's buildings Friday in Washington.
Democratic states sue over dismantling of Education Department
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
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Hawaii’s senators split as Senate passes stopgap bill
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Senate today passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats ...
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Trump wanting states to run education: “I’ll take it”
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) on Wednesday said that if President Trump’s plan to put education policy in the hands of the ...
Kokua Line: What government offices are closing in Hawaii?
Will they close the Social Security office in Hono ­lulu ? This would be very bad news because not everyone can get an online ...
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On Politics: Isles brace as federal government careens with cuts
Hawaii’s economy, rarely the master of its own fate, heads into the usually blustery month of March and is expected to be ...
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Hawaii digital sports betting bill passes first senate committee
In its first stop in the senate, a Hawaii digital sports betting bill advanced despite concerns offered by government ...
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“The Big Five” Once Dominated Hawai‘i’s Economy, Government and Society
Hawaii Business Magazine launched in 1955 as the Big Five ... In the Big Five era, the Republican Party dominated the territorial government and Big Five officers and investors often served in ...
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‘It was more than a job’: Hawaii Attorney General sues federal agencies for mass firings
The state Attorney General Anne Lopez is suing a number of federal agencies for the mass firings of employees on probation, ...
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Why Hawaii’s solar and storage push is helping counter federal clean energy retreat
An executive order in Hawaii is seeking to accelerate distributed solar and storage deployment in the face of federal-level ...
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$70M of hazard pay allocated for Hawaii Island employees
County employees will receive 15% hazard pay over two years, which totals about $70 million.
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Hawaii film industry down nearly 50%, government looks at options
For the first time in 20 years, there are zero major productions using the Aloha State to create television magic. This ...
Trump moves to close government lab that tracks planet-warming pollution
The lab is connected to the Mauna Loa Observatory, where scientists gather data to produce the Keeling Curve, a chart on the daily status of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.