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Hawaii congressional leaders deny supporting shutdown of Red Hill oversight panel
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s congressional leaders are disputing a statement made by an Environmental Protection Agency official who claimed the delegation supports eliminating a Red Hill community oversight group. EPA regional enforcement chief Amy Miller made the comments in a Zoom...
Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues, The...
Fewer candidates filed for election in Hawaii this year than in the past 10 years
HONOLULU (AP) — The most significant race in Hawaii’s Aug. 10 primary may well influence who is the next speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives — and thus directly impact the policies and laws of the entire state. That speaker, Rep. Scott Saiki, is challenged in the...
