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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to give Fox News an exclusive as he signed his state’s new voter-suppression law was a sleazy piece of political gamesmanship. But was it unconstitutional? Maybe. A 1974 court ruling established the principle that government officials may not ban members of the press from events that are customarily open to the media. I wrote about it a year ago in a case involving yes DeSantis.
What makes this unusual is that the law envisions an official who singles out a specific reporter or news outlet for exclusion. DeSantis’ stunt involves the granting of special privileges to one news outlet. That’s generally allowed, as with agreeing to an interview. But a bill-signing is the sort of public event that is almost always open to the press, so it’s possible that DeSantis may have stepped in it again. Anyway, here’s my earlier item.
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Majority Of Oahu Voters Oppose Rail Project - Honolulu Civil Beat
Civil Beat/HNN Poll: Majority Of Oahu Voters Oppose Rail Project
But 44% say it should go to all the way to Ala Moana Center instead of shortening the 20-mile route. Reading time: 7 minutes.
The largest public works project in Hawaii history is opposed by 53% of registered voters on Oahu, with just 34% expressing support for Honolulu rail.
The numbers are similar when voters living on the neighbor islands are factored in 50% and 35%, respectively. Although rail is funded primarily through a general excise tax surcharge in the City and County of Honolulu, a 1 percentage point increase on Hawaii’s hotel room tax statewide also goes to support the project through 2030.
Denby Fawcett: Former Hawaii Congresswoman Launches First Book at Age 91 - Honolulu Civil Beat
Pat Saiki describes her life as a fighter for fairness after decades of racial and gender discrimination.
About the Author
Denby Fawcett is a longtime Hawaii television and newspaper journalist, who grew up in Honolulu. Her book, Secrets of Diamond Head: A History and Trail Guide is available on Amazon. Opinions are the author s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat s views.
With former Hawaii Congresswoman Pat Saiki, you can always expect the unexpected.
At age 91, she just released her first book: a memoir titled “A Woman in the House.”
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The Choice to Vaccinate Belongs to Each American Details
VIEW FROM HERE-I am by no means a medical expert. And when it comes to disease control and public health measures, I automatically defer to Dr. Fauci and other scientists working on these enormous problems.
But I do think the American people have a right to be skeptical of drugs and vaccines manufactured and distributed by corporations. The fact is corporations have perpetrated horrific crimes and do not deserve our unconditional faith.
For example, internal tobacco industry documents released through litigation and whistleblowers uncover the industry denied and continues to deny that smoking causes lung cancer - yet it has known about the carcinogenic makeup of its products since at least the 1950s.