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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz tapped to succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye
KANEOHE, Hawaii — Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted as his successor. In a news conference at the...
Tags: Government, Politics, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Charles Djou
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Schatz sworn in as new Hawaii senator
WASHINGTON – Brian Schatz knew this much about Washington before departing Hawaii on Wednesday to start his new role as a U.S. senator – it was cold. And so, barely hours after Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced that he was...
Tags: Government, Politics, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Joe Biden
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Hawaii's Republicans poised to take House seat long held by Democrats -- fluke or sign of things to come?
Top of the TicketHawaii has long been known as a Democratic stronghold. Sure, Republican Linda Lingle served two terms as governor, to fairly good reviews. In 2006, she was reelected to a third term with 62% of the vote. Still, for most of...... -
Defense workers' furlough days cut
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThere was good news and bad news in the Pentagon's announcement Tuesday that it will furlough up to 680,000 civilian defense workers for 11 days this summer. The number of furlough days has dropped from 22 to 14 and now 11. The Pentagon also is...Tags: Marketing, U.S. Department of Defense, Finance, Chuck Hagel, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Oahu Democrats show frustration with Legislature
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserGov. Neil Abercrombie told Oahu Democrats on Saturday that it was a "shameful thing" the state Legislature failed to pass a minimum-wage increase. The state's $7.25-an-hour wage for the lowest-paid workers has not been raised since 2007. Lawmakers...Tags: Politics, Primaries, Justice System, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gay-marriage stance dogs Hanabusa
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserIn December, when U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa applied for the appointment to replace the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, she told Democratic Party activists she supports marriage equality. The congresswoman had previously said she always held that marriage...Tags: Politics, Primaries, Laws, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senator takes action on homestead issues
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserU.S. Sen. Brian Schatz met with a high-level federal official this week to discuss mismanagement and oversight problems at the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands that were exposed in a just-published Star-Advertiser series. "I am deeply concerned...Tags: Government, Politics, Marketing, Newspaper and Magazine, Neil A. Abercrombie
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The Honolulu Star-Advertiser On Politics column
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThis is the state Legislature's last week of the regular 2013 session. There was a modest changing of the guard among legislative leaders. Both the House and Senate have new leaders in charge, Rep. Joe Souki and Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, although the...Tags: Government, Politics, Sylvia Luke, U.S. Senate, Marketing
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Abercrombie starts campaign by pointing to budget surplus
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserGov. Neil Abercrombie formally launched his re-election campaign Monday, citing the state's financial rebound and progress toward his "New Day" agenda as reasons voters should give him a second four-year term. At a news conference near his campaign...Tags: Government, Politics, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Budgets and Budgeting
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EDITORIAL: Senate race is crossroads for Democrats
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserHawaii statewide politics has never been this exciting -- or exhausting, depending on your point of view. After decades in which election to Capitol Hill, for all practical purposes, was treated as a lifetime appointment, there's been nothing but...Tags: Government, Politics, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Joining the race
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAs U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa readies a campaign to take on appointed U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in 2014, potential successors to her U.S. House seat are preparing for what promises to be a wide-open primary contest. The seat representing the 1st...Tags: Government, Politics, Primaries, Federal Election Commission, Barack Obama
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Hanabusa will run for Senate against incumbent
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserU.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has decided to challenge U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in the Democratic primary next year, according to a source close to her campaign. Hanabusa was the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's choice as his replacement, and the senator had...Tags: Government, Politics, Primaries, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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