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DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: Hawai’i Tourism Authority Advisory Board Applications Open
Governor of State of Hawaii
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July 11, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM KA ʻOIHANA HOʻOMOHALA PĀʻOIHANA, ʻIMI WAIWAI A HOʻOMĀKAʻIKAʻI JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE...
State Releases Forecast for Jobs and Industries Through 2032
State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
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July 15, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA JADE T. BUTAY DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE STATE RELEASES FORECAST FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THROUGH...
DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: Hawai’i Tourism Authority Advisory Board Applications Open
Governor of State of Hawaii
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July 11, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM KA ʻOIHANA HOʻOMOHALA PĀʻOIHANA, ʻIMI WAIWAI A HOʻOMĀKAʻIKAʻI JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE...
NEWS RELEASE: STATE RELEASES FORECAST FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THROUGH 2032
Governor of State of Hawaii
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July 14, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS KA ʻOIHANA PONO LIMAHANA JADE T. BUTAY DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE STATE RELEASES FORECAST FOR JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THROUGH...
Attorney General Bonta, Multistate Coalition Urge Congress to Advance Legislation Requiring Immigration Agents to Identify Themselves
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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July 15, 2025
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in sending a letter to Congressional members urging them to advance legislation prohibiting immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and...
Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Effort Urging Courts to Preserve Humanitarian Parole for Over Half a Million Legal Immigrants
Nevada Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 17 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Doe v. Noem, urging the court to...
Attorney General Ford Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Legal Challenge to Unlawful Termination of Job Corps
Nevada Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined an amicus brief with attorneys general from 21 other states in support of a proposed class of plaintiffs challenging the unlawful termination of Job Corps, a...
Attorney General Ford Blocks Returns and Sales of Machine Gun Conversion Devices in Nevada
Nevada Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that, following his lawsuit alongside a coalition of 16 attorneys general, the Trump administration has committed to carving out Nevada from its illegal plans to distribute...
Attorney General Ford Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Concerning Federal Agents Wearing Masks During Immigration Operations
Nevada Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
CARSON CITY, NV – Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general sent a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation generally prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks...
Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Legal Effort to Restore Funding for Humanities Programs Across the Country
Nevada Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of states in urging a federal court to stop the Trump administration from gutting federal support for public humanities programs that serve...
NCDA&CS encourages farmers to search fields for Tropical Spiderwort following recent discovery
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
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July 15, 2025
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – Plant Industry Division is encouraging farmers statewide to inspect their fields for the presence of tropical spiderwort (Commelina benghalensis). The aggressive, invasive weed...
Attorney General James Leads Coalition Urging Congress to Protect Americans from Masked ICE Agents
New York Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that prohibits federal immigration agents from wearing masks that conceal their identities and requires...
One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy: Geo-Epistemology in the Arctic
The Arctic Institute
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July 15, 2025
Back to Publications Orbis et Globus, symbolizing cycles in Arctic knowledge and geopolitics. Photo: Andrii Gladii The Arctic Institute Knowledge Production Series 2025 In The Myth of Sisyphus,1)Camus A (1942). Le Mythe de Sisyphe. Paris:...
PumpAlarm.com Offers Cellular Sump Pump Alarm Kit
EIN Presswire
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July 15, 2025
An Indianapolis-based company provides continuous monitoring during power outages using cellular technology, ensuring service when power and internet fail. INDIANAPOLIS, IN, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PumpAlarm.com, a...
States sue to release $7B in federal education funding illegally withheld
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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July 15, 2025
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today announced his office has joined litigation against the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget for the government’s illegal withholding of $7 billion in formula grants...
DAGS’ STATE ARCHIVES HOSTS SECOND “BUILDER’S SPOTLIGHT”
Governor of State of Hawaii
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July 14, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES KA ʻOIHANA LOIHELU A LAWELAWE LAULĀ KEITH A. REGAN COMPTROLLER KA LUNA HOʻOMALU HANA LAULĀ MEOH-LENG SILLIMAN DEPUTY...
24-hour detour at Old Fort Weaver Road for Farrington Highway widening project
State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
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July 3, 2025
Posted on Jul 2, 2025 in Highways News, Main, News HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies road users of the full closure of the eastbound Farrington Highway between Old Fort Weaver Road and the Fort Weaver Road...
24-hour detour at Old Fort Weaver Road for Farrington Highway widening project
State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
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July 3, 2025
Posted on Jul 2, 2025 in Highways News, Main, News HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies road users of the full closure of the eastbound Farrington Highway between Old Fort Weaver Road and the Fort Weaver Road...
Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor, Congressional Delegation Joint Statement on Republican Tax Bill
Governor of State of Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA GOVERNOR, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION JOINT STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN TAX BILL Governor, Delegation: We Are Mobilizing Now To Respond, Protect People FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start
Nevada Attorney General
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July 15, 2025
Carson City, NV – Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs...