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Common Cause Hosts Town Hall on Immigration, Government Accountability
On Tuesday, Common Cause Hawaii discussed immigration and government accountability at the "People’s Promise" Town Hall.
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Editorial: Stop practice of ‘gut and replace’
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Get Rid Of ‘Gut And Replace’ Legislating
Making radical changes to bills at the Hawaii Legislature denies the public its essential role in the legislative process.
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Good Government Groups Challenge Constitutionality of New Law
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Nonprofits Sue Hawaii Over ‘Deceptive’ Gut-And-Replace Legislative Practice
Common Cause and League of Women Voters are putting legal pressure on the Legislature to improve transparency in the state’s lawmaking process.
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Groups sue to stop ‘gut and replace’ at Hawaii Legislature
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Should Hawaii Convert To Ranked Choice Voting?
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Early-voting trends weigh on future of all-mail ballots
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The election’s clear winner — voting by mail — should be implemented statewide
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The Conversation: 2018 Super PAC Spending
Primary elections for Hawaii’s 2018 races are just four days away. In several contentious races, political action committees, or Super PACs, have been pouring thousands of dollars behind certain candidates. Millions of dollars are being spent statewide. The path for that type of political spending was cleared by the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case. Today, we explore how Super PACs operate in Hawaii and where their money is being spent. Panel: Corie Tanida, Executive Director of Common Cause Hawaii; Kristin...
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Con Con Decision Should Not Be Made Lightly
The Hawaii public must be educated on the overall process in addition to the equally weighted pros and cons of a constitutional convention
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New attack ads slamming the governor and a local councilwoman surface
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Hawaii Power Ballot serves to educate voters on local candidates