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Should Hawaii Nurses Be Allowed To Perform Abortions? - Honolulu Civil Beat Should Hawaii Nurses Be Allowed To Perform Abortions? Lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand access to abortions by expanding the pool of providers beyond physicians. Reading time: 4 minutes. The Hawaii Legislature is considering a bill that would expand access to abortions by permitting advanced practice nurses to do the procedure in addition to physicians. House Bill 576, which was passed by the House Consumer Protection Committee Wednesday, would authorize advanced nurse practitioners to perform aspira...

Could Hawaii's Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars Soon Be A Relic Of The Past? - Honolulu Civil Beat Could Hawaii’s Fossil Fuel-Powered Cars Soon Be A Relic Of The Past? The electric vehicle market is growing and state leaders want to help phase out gas-powered cars. Local auto dealers say they’re moving too fast. Reading time: 6 minutes. Electric vehicles represent just a small fraction of the cars on Hawaii’s roads – about 1% of all registered passenger vehicles. Still, their local numbers have been swiftly rising, and some of the industry’s top automakers have plans to unleash scores of n...

Legislative Update: State of the State highlights - education, no new taxes Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald The budget moved front and center on Capitol Hill during the week of Feb. 8 as Gov. Bill Lee presented his proposal to fund state government with improvements, prioritizing education, health care, and job development, particularly Tennessee’s rural communities.  Lee’s State of the State and budget address was also highlighted by an accounting of Tennessee’s COVID-19 response and plans for a full economic recovery. Consistent with conservative principles, the budget does not pro...

Area legislators say they are concerned about the working relationship with Governor Andy Beshear. State Senators Whitney Westerfield and Jason Howell, along with State Representatives Myron Dossett, Walker Thomas, Lynn Bechler, and Mary Beth Imes discussed the working relationship, COVID vaccine plans, and a number of other topics during the Legislative Update Program. Third District State Senator Whitney Westerfield says he was disappointed by the Governor’s criticism of the veto overrides of legislation aimed at limiting the power of the executive branch.

Sen. Caryn Tyson|Legislative Update Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1602 titled Value Them Both (VTB) was supposed to be debated on the Senate Floor but it didn’t happen. It needs 27 votes to pass but Senators were gone or refused to vote Yes or No. The House passed their resolution, House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 5003, with the same language on Friday. The Senate will debate it next week and if it passes there will be no need for the Senate resolution. It is an important issue and should be debated. A few years ago, the legislature passed a bill banning dismemberment abortion in Kan...