Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii
AFIMSC Convenes Task Force Focused on Kadena Infrastructure
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news on June 30, 2026:
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AFIMSC convenes task force focused on Kadena infrastructure
Approximately 50 subject matter experts across Air Force Installation Mission Support Center and the Air Force gathered here June 8-12 to find solutions to challenges affecting military housing and infrastructure at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
It was the first phase of meetings for the Oki
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures More Than 50 Million Eggs and $3.3 Million After Uncovering Illegal Scheme to Manipulate Egg Prices
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 30, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Secures More Than 50 Million Eggs and $3.3 Million After Uncovering Illegal Scheme to Manipulate Egg Prices
Attorney General Kris Mayes today secured more than 50 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million from some of the nation's largest egg producers for colluding behind the scenes to raise prices. A bipartisan multistate investigation
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Attorney General Bonta Calls for Department of Energy to Withdraw Proposed Sunset Rule
SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Calls for Department of Energy to Withdraw Proposed Sunset Rule
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside 13 attorneys general nationwide, submitted comments opposing the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Sunset Rule, which would add one-or five-year termination dates to over 500 DOE regulations as well as many future DOE rules. This propo
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Attorney General Clark Announces Settlement Delivering More Than 900,000 Eggs to Vermont Foodbank Following Egg Price Manipulation Investigation
MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 30 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Announces Settlement Delivering More Than 900,000 Eggs to Vermont Foodbank Following Egg Price Manipulation Investigation
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Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont will receive approximately 915,000 eggs and $56,000 as part of a settlement with the nation's largest egg producers for colluding behind the scenes to raise prices.
A bipartis
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 50 Million Eggs and $3.3 Million After Uncovering Illegal Scheme to Manipulate Egg Prices
ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 50 Million Eggs and $3.3 Million After Uncovering Illegal Scheme to Manipulate Egg Prices
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured more than 50 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million from some of the nation's largest egg producers for colluding behind the scenes to raise prices. A bipartisan multistate investigat
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Protect Healthcare for Tens of Thousands of North Carolinians with Cancer and Severe Illnesses
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Protect Healthcare for Tens of Thousands of North Carolinians with Cancer and Severe Illnesses
Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over a new federal rule that puts tens of thousands of North Carolinians with cancer and other s
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OPPOSING ROLLBACK OF AIR POLLUTION PERMITTING PROGRAM
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OPPOSING ROLLBACK OF AIR POLLUTION PERMITTING PROGRAM
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to allow construction to begin at major sources of air pollution without first obtaining a New Source Review (NSR) permit. An NSR permit is a pre-constru
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, today announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Attorney General Tong Blocks Illegal Cartel to Drive Down Egg Prices
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 29 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Blocks Illegal Cartel to Drive Down Egg Prices
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Investigation into Nation's Largest Egg Producers Revealed Illegal Scheme That Raised Costs for Consumers and Businesses
Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of 17 states today announced a $3.3 million settlement with three of the nation's largest egg producers, resolving a joint stat
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Coast Guard Oceania District holds change of command ceremony in Honolulu
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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Coast Guard Oceania District holds change of command ceremony in Honolulu
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HONOLULU -Coast Guard Oceania District held a change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Base Honolulu Monday.
Rear Adm. Wayne Arguin assumed the duties and responsibilities of Coast Guard Oceania District's commander from Rear Adm. Sean Regan.
Vice Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, Coast Guard Pacif
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EEOC Sues 99 Ranch Market for Discrimination Against Non-Chinese Workers
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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EEOC Sues 99 Ranch Market for Discrimination Against Non-Chinese Workers
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Federal agency charges grocery store chain with bias in favor of Chinese workers
LOS ANGELES -Tawa Supermarket, Inc. doing business as 99 Ranch Market, violated federal law when it fired and otherwise discriminated against non-Chinese workers based on their national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunit
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Eggciting News! Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement, Delivers 8.9 Million Eggs to California Food Banks
SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Eggciting News! Attorney General Bonta Secures Settlement, Delivers 8.9 Million Eggs to California Food Banks
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Nationwide settlement with egg producers resolves allegations of an illegal conspiracy that raised the cost of eggs
OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 17 attorneys general and alongside the U.S. Department of
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Faculty and Staff Briefs June 2026
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 30 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Faculty and Staff Briefs June 2026
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Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others.
Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus
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HAWAII A.G. DEPT. SECURES 53 MILLION EGGS AND $3.3 MILLION IN NATIONWIDE EGG PRICE-FIXING SETTLEMENT
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 1 --The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General issued the following news release on June 29, 2026:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECURES 53 MILLION EGGS AND $3.3 MILLION IN NATIONWIDE EGG PRICE-FIXING SETTLEMENT
Investigation Revealed Illegal Scheme by Nation's Largest Egg Producers to Manipulate Prices and Increase Costs for Consumers and Businesses
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Attorney General Anne Lopez today secured 53 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million fro
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Hawaii Business, Economic Development & Tourism Dept.: May 2026 Visitor Spending Increased
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 1 (TNSxrep) -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release:
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May 2026 Visitor Spending Increased
More Visitors Came; Stays were Shorter
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Total spending by visitors in May 2026 was $1.77 billion (measured in nominal dollars), up 5.3 percent from May 2025, according to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT). There were 800,554 total visitors in May 2
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Hawaii Business, Economic Development & Tourism Dept.: Small Business Regulatory Review Board Elects 2026-2027 Officers, Welcomes New Member
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 1 -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release:
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board Elects 2026-2027 Officers, Welcomes New Member
The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) has announced its officers for fiscal year 2026 to 2027 and welcomed a new member to the board.
* Jonathan Shick, chair, City and County of Honolulu, has ser
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Justice Department Requires Egg Producers to End Coordinated Benchmark Manipulation That Artificially Inflated Prices Across the Country
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Requires Egg Producers to End Coordinated Benchmark Manipulation that Artificially Inflated Prices Across the Country
The Proposed Settlements Will Ensure Competitive Prices for Consumers by Stopping Coordination to Inflate Egg Prices
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The Justice Department's Antitrust Division, together with 17 State Attorneys General, filed a civil lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (Cal-Ma
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Keyport hosts DSEND First-Ever Open Water Evaluation
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
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Keyport hosts DSEND First-Ever Open Water Evaluation
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KEYPORT, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES -
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport hosted the first-ever open water test of the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression suit June 8-12.
The cutting-edge atmospheric diving system is designed to protect divers from the crushing pressure of extreme ocean depths while eliminating the need for decom
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Lujan, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Restore USDA Food Security Supplemental Survey
WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Restore USDA Food Security Supplemental Survey
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Food Assurance and Security Act to reinstate the Food Security Supplemental Survey and resume publicati
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Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition Opposing Rollback of Air Pollution Permitting Program
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 30, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Opposing Rollback of Air Pollution Permitting Program
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to allow construction to begin at major sources of air pollution without first obtaining a New Source Review (NSR) permit. An NS
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Multilateral, Joint Forces execute sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, June 29 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:
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Multilateral, Joint Forces execute sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -U.S. Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, successfully carried out a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26), targeting the thoroughly cleaned and decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD 10) more than 200 na
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OUTRIGGER Earns Ninth Consecutive TravelAge West WAVE Award While 16 Resorts Receive Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Recognition
HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 30 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release:
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OUTRIGGER Earns Ninth Consecutive TravelAge West WAVE Award While 16 Resorts Receive Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Recognition
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HONOLULU - OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels has earned recognition from both the travel industry's most influential advisors and millions of global travelers, receiving its ninth consecutive TravelAge West WAVE Awa
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Researchers in various studies looking for participants
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 30 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Researchers in various studies looking for participants
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Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants.
Validation of biomechanics component of SimulScan and aging study
Researchers are recruiting healthy adults for a swallowing and brain study directed by Georgia Malandraki, principal investigator and professor in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearin
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U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12608) on June 26, 2026, by natural resources policy specialist Caitlin Keating-Bitonti:
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U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Brief Background and Recent Developments
In 1980, Congress passed the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA; 30 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.1401 et seq.) as an interim measure to allow the United States to proceed with
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UNCG's Joy M. Dismukes Named in Society of Research Administrators International's 'Future of the Field' Recognition Program
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 30 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news:
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UNCG's Joy M. Dismukes Named in Society of Research Administrators International's 'Future of the Field' Recognition Program
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Joy M. Dismukes of UNC Greensboro's Division of Research and Engagement has been named a recipient of the Society of Research Administrators International's (SRAI) prestigious Future of the Field Award.
SRAI's Future of the Field program is des
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Hosts International Helicopter Exchange
WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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USS Theodore Roosevelt Hosts International Helicopter Exchange
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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt hosted more than 45 international partners from eight countries during an international helicopter warfighter exchange at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 27, 2029, as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific.
During the visit, military pilots from the U.S., South Korea, Italy, Peru, Chile, New
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Utah A.G. Brown Secures More Than 50 Million Eggs and $3.3 Million After Uncovering Illegal Scheme
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 1 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on June 30, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown secures more than 50 million eggs and $3.3 million after uncovering illegal scheme
Three major egg producers who illegally coordinated to drive up egg prices will be held accountable under a settlement announced today. Utah joins a bipartisan coalition of states and the U.S. Department of Justice in filing a complaint and proposed final judgment against Ca
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Van Hollen, Colleagues Press Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Retaliated Against for Exercising their Right to Free Speech
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026:
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Van Hollen, Colleagues Press Administration to Reinstate EPA Employees Retaliated Against for Exercising their Right to Free Speech
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by more than 20 of his Senate colleagues in pressing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to reverse disciplinary actions taken on employees for signing a "Declaration
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Wyo. Gov. Gordon Attends Final 'Energy Superabundance' Western Governor's Association Meeting in Utah
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 1 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 30, 2026:
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Governor Attends Final "Energy Superabundance" Western Governor's Association Meeting in Utah
Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) today signed a historic joint statement of agreement that establishes the Permitting Alignment and Coordination Task Force (PACT) while in attendance at the Western Governors' Association (WGA) Annual Meeting in Park City, Utah.
PACT is tasked with a region
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