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Special to Hawaii247.com by Richard Rapoza/www.hawaiisenatemajority.com The Senate Ways and Means Committee has released its version of the state budget, balancing the budget despite recent decreases in funding estimates from the state’s Council on Revenues. Ways and Means Chairwoman Sen. Donna Mercado Kim said, “The House had the unenviable task of having to craft the […]

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor When the state Council on Revenues reduced its growth projections late last week, it came as no real surprise to Gov. Linda Lingle. The council, which is attached to the state Department of Taxation, has forecast a 3 percent decline in state revenues during the fiscal year that ends June 30. […]

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