The Projector: Senators, Reps Rub Elbows During Conference Committee

The Mics Have It Rep. Mark Nakashima and a bank of microphones during a meeting at the Capitol this week.
Lonely Near the Top Sens. Sam Slom, Gil Keith-Agaran and Jill Tokuda announce the rules for a special Senate committee hearing about Sen. Brickwood Galuteria's Kakaako residency qualifications.
All About Education Sen. Josh Green follows the action during a conference committee hearing on education issues Wednesday.
Senatorial T-Shirt Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran sports an informal look during a recess Thursday.
All Sides Represented Differences in proposed education legislation are discussed during a conference committee meeting Wednesday.
Hiding from Rail? House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke jokingly holds a notepad so people can't read her lips before a conference committee hearing Thursday on the proposed extension of a tax surcharge to pay for the Honolulu rail project.
All is Revealed Luke emerges to push for the House version of a general excise tax extension, which would run for an additional 25 years but cut the surcharge in half.
Low-Slung Mic There still another week of closed-door conference committee hearings ahead, which means the Capitol microphones will get plenty of use when legislators emerge to update the public.

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