Gov. Ige has proposed spending $7.7 million to overhaul the state DD program, which includes offering clients more opportunities for jobs and setting goals for themselves.

Nolan Espinda’s work record will be the subject of a public hearing, and he’s also expected to meet with Senate Democrats next week.

Nearly 300 Hawaii organizations seek grant-in-aid funding from the state. Most will probably fail.

Backers of an independent corporation to run Hawaii’s airports say it needs freedom from the state’s time-consuming procurement process. Key lawmakers disagree.

Pretrial detainees make up a big part of the inmate population. Meanwhile, most proposed reforms appear dead in Legislature.

UPDATED 3/14/19: But the Hawaii Commission on Salaries proposed far lower increases for judges.

The forecast means a little less money is available for the Hawaii Legislature this session, but leaders of the money committees aren’t too concerned.

A bill that passed in the Senate stalled in a House committee whose chairman said decisions about sanctuary status should be up to the counties.

A key senator says it’s still “an open question” whether the nomination of DPS director Nolan Espinda will clear the full Senate.

There’s a move afoot in the Legislature to radically change how we vote in partisan primaries, but it risks further confusing the electorate.