Bills that have sailed through the Legislature so far would boost taxes on the wealthy to pay for tax breaks for low-income families.

After several failures in previous years, another bill to establish medical aid is effectively dead.

But Senate Bill 1183 faces a high hurdle in making it past the House Finance Committee.

State Rep. Beth Fukumoto will seek to join Democrats because she says she no longer has much in common with the GOP.

The operators of residential care facilities want lawmakers to crack down on what’s being called a growing consumer protection issue.

Supporters, including many teens, are upset that a key lawmaker won’t even meet with them to talk about the legislation.

Providing housing for farm workers is one way to attract employees.

The case of a Maui apartment complex raises the question: What happens when an affordable housing requirement expires?

When it comes down to crunch time, the Legislature works in more darkness than a coal miner with a busted headlamp.

A flat revenue stream means lawmakers had to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the governor’s initial proposal.