Tom Yamachika

1 week ago | hawaiireporter.com | Tom Yamachika

It’s around this time in our legislative session when surprises start happening. Some are good, some not so great.  But you, the taxpaying public, are not alone when it comes to surprises. Sometimes it’s the government itself that is on the receiving end. House Bill 1153, Relating to Funding Adjustments for State Programs, is an example. It is an Administration bill introduced by the Department of Transportation to remedy a technical problem in prior appropriations bills.

1 week ago | alohastatedaily.com | Tom Yamachika

It’s around this time in our legislative session when surprises start happening. Some are good, some not so great. But you, the taxpaying public, are not alone when it comes to surprises.  Sometimes it’s the government itself that is on the receiving end. House Bill 1153, Relating to Funding Adjustments for State Programs, is an example. It is an Administration bill introduced by the Department of Transportation to remedy a technical problem in prior appropriations bills.

1 week ago | hawaiifreepress.com | Tom Yamachika

The Major Raid that Wasn’t By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government The Major Raid that Wasn’t by Tom Yamachika, President, Tax Foundation Hawaii It’s around this time in our legislative session when surprises start happening. Some are good, some not so great. But you, the taxpaying public, are not alone when it comes to surprises. Sometimes it’s the government itself that is on the receiving end. House Bill 1153, Relating to Funding Adjustments for State...

1 week ago | thegardenisland.com | Tom Yamachika

Tom Yamachika | The Tax Man It’s around this time in our legislative session when surprises start happening. Some are good, some not so great. But you, the taxpaying public, are not alone when it comes to surprises. Sometimes it’s the government itself that is on the receiving end. House Bill 1153, Relating to Funding Adjustments for State Programs, is an example.

2 weeks ago | hawaiireporter.com | Tom Yamachika

At this time in our legislative session, in the chaos that is our system for making laws in this State, those interested in laws being made, like us in the Foundation for instance, are relegated to waiting on the side nervously while back-room decisions about legislative bills are being made. It is the time for conference committee meetings, when representatives of the House and the Senate work out differences between their respective versions of bills.