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Despite a new law mandating a 10% reduction by 2026, the amount of office space leased by the state has increased.

The state Legislature approved $5 million in federal Covid-19 relief funding to support a new Green Job Youth Corps that will roll out next year.

Edwin Young encourages the Legislature to “take action” against the state auditor or risk consequences. But the state auditor said Young is biased.

In years past, the governor’s nominees to state courts have heavily favored men.

The agency and the auditor are expected to appear before House lawmakers again Tuesday.

In hearings this week, lawmakers have also raised questions over whether State Auditor Les Kondo followed the Legislature’s instructions in his review of the agency.

A Honolulu deputy prosecuting attorney will be the first Native Hawaiian appointed to a Hawaii appellate court in decades.

Sonja McCullen easily cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday.

Sonja McCullen’s nomination to the Intermediate Court of Appeals is already proceeding more smoothly than the last candidate.

There’s no clear punishment for House lawmakers who disobey vaccine requirements, but senators could face expulsion.