The higher state capital gains tax rates would initially raise more than $57 million extra next year.

Advocates say something as simple as a state ID card can make all the difference for released convicts.

Both the House and Senate seem open to the idea of releasing more minor offenders without bail.

The salary commission approved the wage hikes two years ago but critics now question the optics of government officials getting pay raises during an economic crisis.

But the state public safety director says the case count in the jail dropped from a peak of 43 down to 12.

Speaker Scott Saiki says the House must act after a formal complaint was filed over Rep. Sharon Har’s arrest.

Money from the $1.6 billion American Rescue Plan could be used to continue paying into state employees’ retirements fund, something the governor had suspended.

The federal COVID-19 bailout and strong objections from constituents are helping to sink the bill.

The new federal pandemic relief bill provides $1.6 billion to shore up the state budget, so furloughs and layoffs aren’t needed.