Expanding the barrel tax hits poor people the hardest.

Honolulu teachers have the lowest median salary of 60 major U.S. metropolitan areas when adjusted for the cost of living.

Legislation would establish program to train teachers and administrations to promote agricultural self-sufficiency.

State lawmakers hear requests for millions of dollars in grant-in-aid money.

Hawaii Senate measure would have investigated trading Dole farmland for the OCCC jail site in Kalihi.

An extension of the GET surcharge is still alive after a Senate hearing Thursday, but it’s way too soon to know what a final version will look like.

Senators will soon take up the House draft before ironing out differences in a joint conference committee.

The Hawaii Ethics Commission makes a decision that could result in records being released a year earlier than expected.

UPDATE: Gov. David Ige withdrew his controversial nomination for the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources when it became clear the votes weren’t there for confirmation.

A Senate committee approved a bill Tuesday that would eliminate any requirement for sworn complaints by domestic violence victims against police officers.