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What Do Estate Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Say About Hawaii’s Priorities? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

What Do Estate Tax Cuts For The Wealthy Say About Hawaii’s Priorities?

A bill allowing this has already passed through the state Senate with no votes in opposition.

Invest In Human Infrastructure, Not Just Roads And Bridges Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020

Invest In Human Infrastructure, Not Just Roads And Bridges

Reps. Ed Case and Kai Kahele have the opportunity to help Congress build back a more resilient and equitable economy.
Lawmakers Should Pass Tax Bills To Fix Our Upside-Down Tax System Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lawmakers Should Pass Tax Bills To Fix Our Upside-Down Tax System

Minimum wage earners should not be paying a higher percentage in taxes than those at the top.
State Of Poverty: Recovery Has Left Too Many In Hawaii Behind Cory Lum/Civil Beat

State Of Poverty: Recovery Has Left Too Many In Hawaii Behind

An updated report from Hawaii Appleseed shows more than one in six residents living in poverty and real unemployment topping 9 percent.