Kevin Dayton

6 days ago | civilbeat.org | Kevin Dayton

HART rail board members hope to convince lawmakers to kill the bill. But it has a powerful supporter. A little-publicized Senate bill to boost cash flow for the Honolulu rail project has been sucked into a mysterious gambit by Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz, who is also a longtime supporter of rail.

1 week ago | apnews.com | Kevin Dayton

At one of the pivotal moments of the legislative session last year, a critical bit of information went missing. After days of bargaining in private meetings, House Finance Committee Chair Kyle Yamashita announced on April 26 that lawmakers had cut a deal for an enormous state tax cut. The plan was to overhaul state income tax brackets in a series of steps and increase the standard deductions.

1 week ago | civilbeat.org | Kevin Dayton

Hawaiʻi is the only state that lacks legislative fiscal analysis of bills. This year lawmakers may take a step toward fixing that. At one of the pivotal moments of the legislative session last year, a critical bit of information went missing. After days of bargaining in private meetings, House Finance Committee Chair Kyle Yamashita announced on April 26 lawmakers had cut a deal for an enormous state tax cut.

1 week ago | plaindealerin.com | Kevin Dayton

At one of the pivotal moments of the legislative session last year, a critical bit of information went missing. After days of bargaining in private meetings, House Finance Committee Chair Kyle Yamashita announced on April 26 that lawmakers had cut a deal for an enormous state tax cut. The plan was to overhaul state income tax brackets in a series of steps and increase the standard deductions.

1 week ago | standard-journal.com | Kevin Dayton

At one of the pivotal moments of the legislative session last year, a critical bit of information went missing. After days of bargaining in private meetings, House Finance Committee Chair Kyle Yamashita announced on April 26 that lawmakers had cut a deal for an enormous state tax cut. The plan was to overhaul state income tax brackets in a series of steps and increase the standard deductions.