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The congresswoman files papers to form a campaign committee. Meanwhile, state senators Will Espero and Josh Green are running for lieutenant government.

The state House passes a bailout plan that includes a hotel tax increase and an extension of the general excise tax surcharge.

The rail funding package passed by the Legislature requires an in-depth audit of the project, closer monitoring of spending and more financial transparency.

UPDATED: The $2.4 billion measure now moves to the full House, where a final vote is expected Friday.

Environment, consumer protection, workers’ rights, gun control and immigration cases are more likely to prevail in the 9th Circuit than elsewhere in the country.

Her outspoken opposition to Trump has put the Hawaii Democrat in the national limelight.

State lawmakers also want a thorough audit of the beleaguered project.

American greatness aligned itself with Trump. The socially conservative Benedict Option pretty much rejects conventional politics.

The Hawaii Democrat tweeted, “As a Jew, as an American, as a human, words cannot express my disgust and disappointment.”

The congresswoman also supports an audit of Honolulu’s rail agency, saying the early years of the project have not been adequately scrutinized.