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Nov 8, 2022 · We’re getting results from five states where voters are deciding whether to legalize marijuana.
- Minimum Wage Bill May Die
- Federal Relief May Kill Tax Breaks
- Kakaako Makai Bill Advances
Labor advocates and unions have pushed lawmakers for a $17 minimum wage by 2026. In 2019, the Senate advanced a measure that would raise hourly wages to $15 an hour by 2023. Gov. David Ige also supported that proposal. But the measure died in the final hours of session. Last year another proposal to raise wages to $13 an hour stalled because of the...
The House and Senate deferred more than a dozen bills Tuesday that would extend state tax breaks or offer new tax relief to Hawaii residents and companies because lawmakers said the new federal pandemic relief bill may prohibit passage of those measures. The current draft of the federal bill known as the American Rescue Plan Act would offer huge do...
State senators also advanced a controversial proposal to allow the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to develop residential towers on several parcels the office owns on the Kakaako waterfront. Those were among a handful of properties given to OHA in 2012 to settle $200 million in past-due claims on lands formerly held by the Hawaiian Kingdom. Similar effo...
Sylvia Luke’s most recent views and policy on Marijuana in 2023. In response to the question “Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?”, Sylvia Luke’s response was...
Aug 13, 2022 · Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2022. Luke endured a massive attack campaign mounted by the super PAC Be Change Now, which is backed by the local construction industry. Be Change Now spent more than...
Aug 13, 2022 · Lt. Gov. Josh Green and Rep. Sylvia Luke share the stage after taking sizable leads in the Democratic primary races for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, Saturday.
Aug 1, 2022 · Click here for the full interview schedule. Sylvia Luke, the chair of the state House Finance Committee, is seeking to be Hawaiʻi's next lieutenant governor. She has represented Honolulu neighborhoods for 24 years since 1998 and served on numerous House committees.
Aug 29, 2023 · The organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) said medical cannabis is already legal for patients who need it in Hawaii. The president of SAM said recreational cannabis is a totally...
