Top Democrat questions ‘special treatment’ for Alaska, Hawaii in GOP SNAP proposal

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal dollars for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

Tsunami or Business as Usual: What Does the New Motorcycle Lemon Law Hold for Pennsylvania?

Key Points: Effective May 18, 2025, purchasers of new motorcycles in Pennsylvania may bring Lemon Law suits. A nonconformity in a newly-purchased motorcycle must manifest “within a period of one year following the actual delivery of the motorcycle...

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Noise from Vancouver miner's deep-sea operations could threaten Pacific marine life, studies say (Business)

Photo: Paul Hilton / Greenpeace. A pod of sperm whales move into a defence line to stop a pod of killer whales getting to their calf, off the coast of Sri Lanka. Researchers in an area targeted for deep sea mining recently observed the threatened...

Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have  Missed  

By Bo Tefu and Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media Black Student Enrollment in California’s Public Schools Reaches Lowest Level Since 1990s The number of Black students in California’s public schools has dropped sharply over the last 10...

Nationwide injunction halts cuts to medical research funding

Attorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General OfficeAttorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General Office Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, along with a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, has secured a nationwide...

Return to Hawaii – Where Paradise Meets Peril in a Bold Espionage Debut

Return to Hawaii: A Donovan Cross Novel by Daniel J. Voelker In Daniel J. Voelker’s immersive and action-packed novel Return to Hawaii, the idyllic beauty of the Aloha State becomes the unexpected front line of global espionage. Introducing...

US Senate Bill’s clean energy cuts draw backlash from labour, business

Wind turbines in California in 2024. Among other things, the Senate Bill would roll back incentives for wind, solar, batteries and other clean energy technologies.PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON – The US Senate’s proposed cuts to clean energy subsidies...

Ballot Proposal Would Ban Political Spending from DTE, Consumers Energy

Several statewide groups are working to ban political contributions from utility companies like DTE, Consumers Energy and corporations that hold state and local government contracts. Organizers with Voters Not Politicians and Michigan United...

Hawaiian Airlines says it was hit by ‘cybersecurity event’ - but flyers should be safe

Hawaiian Airlines files 8-K form with the SEC It claims to have observed an attack, but it didn't affect flights or their safety Security researchers believe the attack was done by Scattered Spider Hawaiian Airlines has said it recently suffered a...

Business Monday: New Kona tattoo artist from Hong Kong blends artistry with healing

Jayers Ko poses for a portrait in her studio space. (Courtesy of Jayers Ko) For centuries, tattoos have been an artistic form of expression for humans, sometimes signifying a memory or milestone, and other times representing a new beginning and...

GOP senators push fixes to megabill amid labor, business outcry

REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE/FILE PHOTO Solar panels are seen in the background as President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Vernon Electric Cooperative in Westby, Wis., in September 2024. Republican Senator Joni Ernst has introduced an amendment to...

Hawaii jobless rate fell to 2.8% in May

Hawaii’s unemployment rate, which ranks among the lowest in the nation, dipped in May to 2.8% to mark its lowest level in nearly two years. The previous time the jobless rate hit 2.8% was in July 2023. Until hitting 2.8% in May, the seasonally...

Hawaii making progress on internet for all

1/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY PHOTO Sylvia Luk 2/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HAWAIIAN TELECOM A Hawaiian Telcom technician installs home internet on Lanai. Hawaii continues to make progress in its effort to provide broadband...

US Senate bill's clean energy cuts draw backlash from labor, business

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate’s proposed cuts to clean energy subsidies in its version of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill have drawn searing criticism from business and labor groups since they were...

Universities in every state care for congressional papers that document US political history − federal cuts put their work at risk

In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, Dr. William L. Giles, invited President Richard Nixon to attend the dedication of U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis’ papers to the university library’s archives. Nixon declined, but the Republican...

Scattered Spider shifts focus to airlines with strikes on Hawaiian and WestJet

“Airlines also hold vast amounts of sensitive data, including customer PII, flight schedules, and operational information,” said Brijesh Singh, cybersecurity expert and additional director general of police, Government of Maharashtra, India,...

Here’s how deportations could affect California’s economy

The Trump administration’s push to deport millions of people living in the country illegally could seriously disrupt key sectors of California’s economy. A recent report from the Bay Area Council Economic Institute estimates that mass deportations...

AI is controversial in Hollywood. For China’s film business, it’s no holds barred

Hollywood’s relationship with artificial intelligence is fraught, as studios balance the need to cut costs with growing concerns from actors, directors and crew members. But in China, efforts to use AI in entertainment are taking a more...

If you’re a US researcher, now is the time to establish a plan B

Students rally in Westwood, California, in protest against funding cuts and job losses in science.Credit: Myung J. Chun/LA Times/GettyResearch is under attack in the United States. The availability of grant funding from institutions such as the...