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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday June 23, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Federal Protection for Public Sector Workers to Bargain Introduced
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The American Federation of School Administrators issued the following news: The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, legislation to guarantee the right of public sector employees to organize, act concertedly and bargain collectively in states that currently do not afford these basic protections, was introduced in Congress this week by Sen. Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii and Rep. Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania. Specifically, the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act wil  more

In SCOTUS Brief, The Buckeye Institute Argues Hawaii's Ruling in Gun Case is 'Inconsistent' with U.S. Constitution
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 20 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: On Thursday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Wilson v. Hawaii, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and tell the Hawaii Supreme Court that it is bound by the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on the Second Amendment. "Under the guise of interpreting   more