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Hawaii Senate VP Says Ige Is Skirting Board of Education Nomination Process - Honolulu Civil Beat
The statement came after the governor didn’t submit enough nominees for consideration for upcoming vacancies. Reading time: 2 minutes.
The Hawaii Senate vice president on Friday accused Gov. David Ige of trying to circumvent the public input portion of the nomination process for new Board of Education members by failing to submit sufficient names for upcoming vacancies by an April 1 deadline.
The criticism came as the board prepares to choose a replacement for outgoing schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto, who has announced she won’t seek a new term after her contract expires July 30.
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WASHINGTON Congress had yet to even schedule a hearing on a measure granting statehood to the District of Columbia when a panel of state lawmakers in Arizona voted in February to take a stand against D.C’s plea to become the 51st state.
From their committee room some 2,300 miles from the nation’s capital, members of Arizona’s House Government & Elections Committee weighed in on the brewing statehood debate with a resolution declaring formal opposition.
That Arizona measure which has cleared one GOP-controlled chamber so far is an example of how far-reaching the national debate over D.C.’s latest push for statehood has become, as the U.S. House nears votes on the question. Democrats are framing it as a voting rights issue, in a year when states are battling over access to the ballot box.
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Lawmakers Consider Adding Coercive Control In Domestic Violence Cases - Honolulu Civil Beat
Lawmakers Consider Adding ‘Coercive Control’ In Domestic Violence Cases
Supporters say the bill will make it easier to prosecute domestic abusers, but critics including law enforcement say its definition is far too broad. Reading time: 6 minutes.
Many people believe that domestic abuse is characterized by broken bones and physical injuries, but that is not always the case.
“It is often very subtle and is rooted in the power and control that one partner has over the other,” said Nanci Kreidman, executive director of Hawaii’s Domestic Violence Action Center.