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Why did Governor Ige get an F for fiscal policy?
Governor David Ige scored an “F” in a national Fiscal Policy Report Card, issued by the Cato Institute, which graded the governor of every state based on state budget records. Governors who cut taxes and decreased state spending received the highest...
Politicians In Un-Contested Races Get More Contributions
Special interest groups are donating a lot of money to Oahu legislative candidates, and it could mean that they are influencing the election. Grassroot Institute research shows that Oahu’s legislative candidates are getting $837,000 from unions, political action...
Grassroot Show 45
This episode of the Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina, we talk with: – Caleb McMahan, former fishery observer – Colin Moore, Political Science professor at UH – Andrew Walden, publisher of Hawaii Free Press – Joe Kent, VP of Research...
Grassroot Show 44
This episode of the Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina, we talk with: – Joe Kent, Grassroot’s Vice President of Research and Development, shares what he’s learned about Maui’s water meter list and bus system – Grassroot researcher...
How to increase school funding without raising taxes
What if there was a way to provide more money for education in Hawaii without raising taxes? Sounds too good to be true? Well consider this — a new program called Education Savings Accounts has accomplished this elsewhere, and provided more educational options...
Grassroot Show 43
This episode of the Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina, we talk with: – Joe Kent, Grassroot’s Vice President of Research and Development, shares what he’s learned about Maui’s water meter list and bus system – Grassroot researcher...
Grassroot Show 42
This episode of the Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina, we talk with: – Grassroot researcher Andy Slaven discusses catch limits – Andrew Walden, publisher of Hawaii Free Press, joins Dr. Akina for a weekly update – Grassroot researcher Hirem...
Grassroot Show 41
This episode of the Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina, we talk with: – Joe Kent and Dr. Akina discuss the privatization of Maui’s Hospital – Mililani Trask, Attorney – Grassroot analysts Aaron Lief and Matthew Reade on “Cool the...
Grassroot Show 40
This episode of the Grassroot Institute with Dr. Keli’i Akina, we talk with: – Joe Kent and Dr. Akina discuss Maui Hospital – Grassroot Analyst Aaron Lief on Education Savings Accounts – Andrew Walden, publisher of the Hawaii Free Press –...
Aaron Lief is a writer and researcher for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.