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Entries from June 25th, 2009

Thursday (2)…Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals rejects Campaign Spending Commission’s attempt to impose $1,000 limit on corporate contributions

June 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General

It took less than two weeks for the Intermediate Court of Appeals to issue a concise 13-page opinion upholding a Maui judge’s ruling rejecting the Campaign Spending Commission’s attempt to restrict corporations to a total of $1,000 in contributions to all candidates combined in any election. The Intermediate Court found that the campaign spending law’s [...]

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Thursday…Phony quotes discovered at Ka Leo, budget cuts threaten fishing resources, Coleman-Franken documents, evaluate the paperless Senate

June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Ethics, Media, Politics, Sunshine

Sharp eyes of folks at PBN noted an unusually long set of “corrections” published this week by the UH Manoa student newspaper, Ka Leo, and tracked down the story. PBN reports that 26 stories written by former Ka Leo reporter and news editor Kris DeRego included fabricated quotes or other errors, including misspelled names and [...]

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