Articles tagged with: linda lingle
EMILY’s List Smacks Linda Lingle Over Roy Blunt
Ok, I’m going to run really quick through some extremely divisive social politics. First, Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri tried to kill the Obama Administration’s controversial rule requiring insurance companies to cover the …
Are Hawaii Public Officials Who Use Twitter Just Bots?
So some Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age students at Eugene Lang College in New York have started the Bot or Not Project. This is a simple test that allows Twitter users to see if …
Congresswoman Mazie Hirono Joins The Doobie Brothers!
You read that right, kids: on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (D, 2nd District) will celebrate Mardi Gras by holding a fundraiser for her U.S. Senate campaign with Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers.
“The …
Honolulu Civil Beat Checks Linda Lingle – Hard!
By Anthony Pignataro
In October 2007, then-Governor Linda Lingle testified before a state House committee on legislation she was pushing that would grant a special, unprecedented exemption to Hawaii’s environmental laws for a single corporation: Hawaii …
UPDATED! Former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle To Run For U.S. Senate
Linda Lingle, out of power since the first weeks of this year, has decided to jump back into the arena and run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next year by Democrat Daniel Akaka, …
Coconut Wireless: Hawaii Senate Races and Term Limits
Coconut Wireless
by Jacob Shafer
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Hirono She Did
More than a month after tossing his hat in the ring, Ed Case—who must have been feeling downright lonely in the race to replace outgoing Sen. Dan Akaka—finally has …
Who’s Next? A Look At the Race to Replace Senator Dan Akaka
That sound you heard last week was the collective lip-smacking of numerous Hawaii politicians—both in and out of office—who are now chewing on a tantalizing question: who wants to become a United States Senator? It’s …
Breaking: Akaka Won’t Seek Reelection in 2012
Sen. Dan Akaka announced today he won’t run in 2012, opening up a Senate seat that’s been reportedly coveted by the likes of former Rep. Ed Case and former Gov. Linda Lingle.
Here’s Akaka’s announcement.
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Abercrombie Submits Lingle Budget
With all the enthusiasm of a cat eyeing a pile of wilted arugula, Gov. Abercrombie submitted an initial budget – drafted by the Lingle Administration – to the state legislature this week.
“The budget I am submitting today …
Interview With Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidate Neil Abercrombie
“You locked us out!” says Neil Abercrombie, entering the MauiTime office in a buttoned-down Aloha shirt, hair slightly disheveled, a stack of papers under his arm and two campaign aides on his heels. And it’s …
