As a state arts agency faces possible cuts to its federal funding, a powerful House lawmaker is again threatening arts ...

Political candidates would be allowed to use campaign funds to take care of their dependents, such as child care expenses, in ...

A coalition of 121 Democratic members of Congress, spearheaded by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), ...

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Buying the land could keep it out of developers' hands forever but some say the $39 million price tag may be too hefty for ...

On Thursday, April 10, the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives passed the third reading of House Bill 1194.

A bill moving forward in the Legislature would direct the state Department of Education to cover a portion of tuition and ...

The Senate Budget Committee plan estimates the cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, as well as delivering on sweeping new promises to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security ...

Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able” in a move of defiance against President Donald Trump's actions. New Jersey ...

HONOLULU (CN) — The Hawaii Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would permanently establish a program helping homeless individuals on the islands reconnect with family members in their home states.

The University of Hawaii Cancer Center in Kakaako ... be considered for this or any other special fund.” A separate Senate bill, SB 1204, would have forced the cancer center to merge with ...